Running a Mile ;o)

Sep 25, 2009

OK so here's the thing. While I have been working out pretty intensely since I had RNY I really have not been 'running'. I have been working out with a personal trainer and doing step aerobics and kickboxing. The reason I have not really tried to run much is well because it intimidates me. Every time I have tried to run I have to stop like after sixty seconds or so. I have recently been walking and jogging a bit more to try and up my endurance. However, I never did it on a treadmill so I wasn't sure how long or how far I was actually running. Well yesterday, I go to the gym and completed an hour workout class. After wards, I am feeling pretty good still and decide, well maybe ill hop on the treadmill for a while. I did a quarter mile fast paced walk and then decided ok April its time to test yourself, so I started jogging. I jogged a quarter mile and was feeling great and decided to keep going. So then I hit a half mile and said well shoot I just keep going. I got to 3/4 of a mile and said ok April GO FOR THE MILE, so I cranked the treadmill up to full blast running speed and sprinted the last quarter mile. I was so ecstatic when that treadmill reached one full complete mile of jogging and I had not stopped ONCE!!!! I almost was in tears because I was so proud of myself. When I began this journey I set out for one of my goals: TO BE ABLE TO RUN A MILE, and I can proudly say I can!! What a WOW moment for me. Now its time to shoot for 2 miles and on, because I am gonna RUN that 5K in the spring!!

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