I really need to get back on track with blogging! A lot has gone on in my fitness journey. I started running. Yes you heard me right running. Do I run fast? No, but I do run. I refer to my pace as a turtle trying to run through peanut butter (now there is a mental image for you).
So far I've done five 5K's, one 10K, and in 10 days I'm doing a half marathon. Who would have ever thought I would run??? Certainly not me!! How did I catch this running bug you ask? Well it all started when I had to make an emergency trip to England. My fiance's grandfather on this father's side passed away. So I booked a flight, packed a bag and went. The day before my flight I had an appointment with my trainer. I explained the situation and asked him how I should keep up with working out (during that time I was in the middle of the 12 Week Challenge at Gold's Gym). He suggested I try running. I'm not going to lie, I laughed out loud, literally! But I said I would try. He suggested run 30 seconds, walk for 2 minutes and repeat for a total of 20 minutes. Day after I landed in the UK I did just that. I even got my fiance to come with me. That first run was torture!!! My legs hurt, my lungs hurt, it was a struggle! But I kept going, everyday I would go out and do that run.
Fast forward two weeks and I'm back in the states. A co-worker noticed from a facebook post that I had been trying running and asked if I wanted to join a team that she was putting together to run a 5K in June. Four months to train, sure. So I told her that would be great. I'm back to the gym now and back to a normal workout routine. My old trainer left and transferred me to a new trainer. We were still getting to know each other. I mentioned to her that I was going to sign up for a 5K. She got really excited and told me that she was a runner herself and would love to help me train and get ready for it. So we set up a schedule and away I went. I slowly and painfully increased my running time and decreased my walking time. When race day arrived I was nervous as heck!!! But I didn't back down and I did it. I would run 2 minutes, walk 3 minutes and repeated over and over until I finished the race. Final time was 53 minutes. "I'll do better next on my next race" I thought to myself. Then stopped, "did I just say next race"? I was hooked! I went home and signed up for my next 5K and my trainer and I started training again.
My last 5K in September, I ran the entire thing! I was so proud of myself, final time 42 minutes. Now I'm training for a half marathon that is in less than two weeks. I know I won't be able to run the entire thing, but I will finish. Come hell or high water, I will finish!!!
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