Record negative temps won't stop us!
I thought it would be best to give you a little background first so you can decide whether or not to keep reading. I began running in November. I tried running in high school and was AWFUL. Can’t stress that enough. I joined because it was the only sport that you didn’t really have to try out for. They surely would be able to find something for me… 22 years and 2 children later, I didn’t like how I looked or felt and I knew something had to change. I had to change. So November 6th, 2012, after a very frustrating day I went for a run and something changed. I actually enjoyed what running. I was shocked. I thought it was a fluke. So I went out the next day and challenged myself a little more. A year ago today I logged my first run using Map My Run on my phone. 2.52 miles, 28:35, 11:20 pace. It wasn’t my first run, but it was probably about a week into my decision to become a runner. You see, a few weeks before that, I had stood up in front of a group of people at a public speaking training and gave an impromptu speech about “What do you want to do this summer?” My answer: “I want to run a 5k.” I remember when I first learned about Couch to 5k. I was with some new friends I had made when I moved to Buffalo, NY and we were talking about our interests. One of them was an avid runner and gearing up for her first marathon. The other was just a few steps ahead of me—he told me he started “Couch to 5k.”
I had the usual questions: “What’s that? How far is 5k?” |
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