for the past two weeks, i’ve been working at getting back to running a 5K in my training runs. with a few weeks off over christmas break due to illness, it’s been hard. i feel like i lost a lot of ground, and my runs have been difficult and not at all fun.
until today!
the first 2 minutes were sluggish, and then i felt my groove settling in. i ignored the first “walk” prompt and just kept running. it felt great to get to the “walk” and not be dying for a break. in fact, i couldn’t believe it was time to walk already! it was so good to just keep running.
i saw this quote recently and i’ve been mulling it over during my runs:
There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward-the real reward is now!
Fred Rohe, author of The Zen of Running
i danced my run today, and i felt like a ballerina. a rockstar. a runner.
one thing i am learning about running…if you keep up with a regular schedule, and push yourself each run, you make progress very quickly. it becomes fun! and that runner’s high for the few hours after a run? there are only a handful of things that are better.
keep running, friends! here’s to a healthier, stronger YOU!
Way to go you! I just started exercising last week and have done every day, but Sunday. Eric and I are tracking food/exercise on myfitnesspal.com He needs to lose weight and I need to just get in shape after being so lazy for so long.
Silly question, but where do you run in this weather? I was thinking about maybe getting into running once spring comes . . . maybe. I’m not totally a fan of running, but it seems like a great workout and so many do it. Can’t hurt to try, right?