3 Miles is getting easier!

Yes I have officially run a 5K !

and I could still breathe when I was done

Quite the accomplishment for me.

I guess I should say I jogged a 5k...

I don't think a 10 minute mile is considered running, 

Actually I might look that up.....

It was so much easier today and it felt so good!

I took a week off last week and I'm wondering if 

the people at the gas station and the playground missed me.

Ha ha  just kidding, but seriously people are starting

to wave as I go by now.  

Maybe I need to change my route a little bit.

O and I forgot to mention...

I got an early Christmas present that I am totally loving...

new running shoes!

I am a happy girl.

I finally ran three miles!!

Well I finally made it....puff puff...  3 miles.

I wish I could say it was a breeze, but it WAS NOT.

I was jogging while in the mountains and let me tell you....

After 2 1/2  miles, I could hardly breathe.

 It makes me feel good to say that the 

air is thinner in the mountains and I'm not used 

to the steep hills and all that good stuff.... and I made it anyway,

but the reality is 

I'm just not quite there yet.

It was hard at the end, but it was enjoyable at the same time.

The lake was beautiful,

 the weather was warm and sunny, (just the way I like it)

 and I shared the road with some deer.

Perfect

Annnddd  the calories I burned were just an added bonus!

Hope you all have a great day!!

 

Running.... My newest and most satisfying endeavor

This is such a weird thing.   If you asked me two years ago if I could see myself running a 5K, I would have laughingly said No Way!   I HATED running,  jogging... all of it.   I couldn't even last half a block and I was huffing and puffing like the out of shape person I was. But after the loss of my little girl and carrying around 20 extra lbs of chub, I decided to give it a try.   In the beginning I think I was ( in some twisted way) punishing myself. I know! sounds disturbing, but it really gave me the shove I needed, because this running thing does not come naturally to me AT ALL.  I really had to force myself to keep going sometimes, sometimes letting the tears fall as I ran. I started out at  a few blocks jogging, then walking a little, until all of a sudden I was jogging a full mile!   Wow! I Can do this. The accomplishment felt huge to me.   Next thing I know I'm pushing to two miles. That was enough for me for a while, jogging 2 miles a few times a week eating healthier meals and just watching my body slowly but surely shrinking back into my "skinny" clothes.   Now  I LOVE running.

So with a few of my friends running 5k's. I'm thinking .... why not?   Can't be that hard...  well it IS hard.   I just hit a wall at 2 miles,   3?  not happening, I just couldn't do it.   So I downloaded this
" couch to 5k" app to my ipod....  I'm 4 weeks in and loving it.   I sorta feel like I'm going backwards a little bit, but it's building a good strong base.  It's helping me with my endurance, speed and distance making it a win, win, win situation for me :)   So if all goes well I will be 5k ready in 4 more weeks!

So although I realize this certainly is not for everyone, I encourage you to try running...I thought I hated it and couldn't do it too. It is such a good feeling though to just get out there and put all your issues, stress,  whatever heavy load you're carrying and just run it away.
  
I am 4 lbs away from my goal weight and I have lost a ton of inches AND  here's the bonus: I'm enjoying myself while doing it!
That is satisfaction to me....