Today was the start of week 2 and I have to say it was pretty difficult... i have gotten over the "can i do this", "will it hurt", "i'm scared to try"... blah blah blah. but today was the physical change so to speak... my legs felt tired and cumbersome and uncomfortable.
as of right now, i'm doing interval training right now to work myself up to a continuous run. last week i did 1 min runs to 1:30 walks. tonight i started 1:30 runs to 1 min walks. shew... what a difference. and i didn't feel the difference until the middle of my run. last week it was the high of just completing it. today i got caught up in "how far did i go", "how's my pace", "man, my legs hurt". my trainer encouraged me to just focus on the time.
so tonight i accomplished a run for a longer period of time. on my next run i will focus on just the time... getting past the change and not worrying about my pace or my distance...for right now. baby steps i suppose...
so if anyone actually reads this... i'm curious to hear how you got started running. what made you change your thinking and chose to succeed... or just try something new?
Ha! Am I (old fart that I am) actually the 1st to leave a comment here?
ReplyDeleteI started running (again) about 12 years ago when I had frisky young Corgi who needed exercise. First we walked, up to 3 miles, then slowly, ever so slowly, I started leaving the Corgi and running a little now and then. Pounding the pavement by running felt much better than walking and was much more affective at reducing the stress I was under at the time. After many months of doing about 3 miles 5 times a week, I entered a 5K. Other than for short periods while injured, I've continued to run now 4 days most weeks. When I can't run, I go a little crazy.
this is certainly a new chapter in my life. i know i'm capable of alot and forever i've told myself i can't. well no more... just the fact that i've started has been such a sense of accomplishment. i'm a mix of excitement and fear of the unknown. my trainer has me going very slowly but each week she has me stepping it up... i can use any and all tips...
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