This morning I ran a 10K race – my first ever. I wanted to come in less than one hour.
Two-and-a-half years ago if you told me I would be running I would have responded with something along the lines of, the only way I’d run is if I was being chased by a bear. Now, with four 5Ks under my belt and my first 10K completed, I couldn’t imagine my life without running.
Running has changed how I eat – because running after binging on not healthy food the night before, sucks. It’s changed how I work out, how I look and how I feel about myself.
If you’ve ever considered running – don’t be held back. Start slow. My first “run” I walked for five minutes, ran for 30 seconds, and then repeated that cycle for 30 minutes. Overtime the run portions became longer, things hurt less and I started to appreciate the time I had with myself.
My initial plan was to go out and have a totally gross breakfast as my reward, but I was feeling so good, I came home and had a super healthy smoothie … and a couple of eggos.Here’s to that good feeling that stays after getting the runner’s high.
Congratulations! 🙂
Thank you. It feels great!
Congratulations! I took on a similar challenge about a year ago, but have not actually participated in a race yet. Physical challenges are amazingly good for us because they challenge our psychological barriers.:)