I did it!
ok, so I totally hate running as you know if you’ve read my past blogs. Well, this morning, I got up @ 6:30 am on a Saturday and went for a run/walk. Now, i’ve never been a fan of running and haven’t really ran since high school. I could only go for short bursts at first, and set little goals for myself. like make it to that telephone pole. run from here to that line on the road, run from here to that house. it worked. on the way back i was able to run for longer stretches. only got a stitch in my side once! jammed out to butt kickin tune on my ipod, had the cell just in case, and some water for when my throat was dry and scratchy. 2 miles! woo hoo! i’m totally psyched that I did it.
Now my goal is to do it 2-3 times a week and continue doing the power walk/running since i’m not in shape enough to run the whole 2 miles all at once. after 3 weeks of 3 times a week, i’m going to go up to 3 weeks of 4 times a week. and hopefully move up to m-f, and eventually be running the whole 2 miles in under 20 minutes. a big goal for a non runner, but one i think is attainable!
go me!
Way to go!! Thats awesome - you’ll be running the whole 2 miles in no time!!
Great job!!! You should be proud of yourself. I started jogging 2 years ago. I would jog a block, walk a block, etc. Before long I was jogging a mile then 2 with ease. For the last two years I signed up for a local run my town. It gave me a goal to train for - 7 miles. (I didn’t jog the entire time, but most of it) Now I’m signing up for some small triatholons in my area. They are all booked for this year (I’m not ready anyhow). It is getting me motivated to get out there. Good luck!!
