Get Fit: My First Run

One of my fitness goals for this summer is to learn to run.  I have always thought runners were cool and secretly wanted to be one, but my body hates running. HATES it.  But since this is my second fitness summer, I decided to try to tackle this.  Well, actually, Lindsey decided this for me.

I've logged three miles every night since Sunday, so I was planning to head out around 7 PM when Lindsey text me telling me to update my Nike app and use its program called "5K" and to check "beginner."  Um...duh.  I did.  It asked me for a name.

I read through the plan, which said I would run 1.5 miles tonight.  It also said that if I was a "beginner," it might be best for me to walk/run every other mile.  It took me 22 minutes to do 1.75 miles (not sure why it said 1.5 but then didn't give me the green check mark until 1.75).  Of those 22 minutes, I ran for 13.  And, even though I was pretty sure I was going to, I didn't die.  I could breathe and even though my back hurt, I could power through.  When I hit the green check mark, I took a two minute break on the side of the road while I reset my app.  I still wanted 3 miles, so I set out to walk my remaining 1.25 miles.

I didn't feel like my run was much "faster" than my walk, and really, when you look at the numbers here, they are pretty close.  But Lindsey's advice was to run slow, even if you feel like you're running too slow.  I definitely had those moments.

BUT - I did it!