Howdy, gang! New milestone reached last night. I actually RAN without being chased! It's odd, I know, as this generally goes against my strict slacker beliefs.
But, about 2.5 miles into my 3 mile walk, I became increasingly hungry and bored. The options were pretty much laid out for me: fail to get to 3 miles or HURRY UP. So I broke into a trot, which eventually got to a 5.5 mph sprint to the finish line.
Well, maybe it wasn't a full-on sprint-sprint, but it's faster than I've ever gone on that blasted treadmill.
I'm re-starting the Couch To 5K program which is an app on my iPhone that'll gradually, over several weeks, ease you into running a full 5K without walking. There's also lots of websites that tell you how to do the program too. I've tried this before, on the city streets, and failed miserably. Maybe the tides are changing and it's time to give it a go again.
3 comments:
5.5 is fast! That is totally a run!
My favorite running motto/affirmation/statement is:
The faster I run, the faster I'm done!
I'll share. No charge!
I know you can do it. Nike tells me so!
Hey, man, you are on a roll! There's no turning back now! That's how I got started, too. Walking and said to myself, "You know, I could probably run for 5 minutes." That was the start of my downhill slide into runnerdom. Welcome!
Sometimes I think we've fallen into runnerdumb! But it is fun and I love it!
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