Progress

This is just a quick update, but an important one.  Now into my sixth week of the Couch-to-5K program, I am proud to call myself a runner.

This past Saturday, W5D3, was my 20-minute run.  I was terrified of it, scared that I wouldn't be able to do it. But boy was I wrong!  I did do it, and the rush of endorphins and emotions afterward made every second worth it.  Parts of it were excruciating, parts of it were simply a mind game, forcing myself to run.  I thought all kinds of weird thoughts.  Maybe if I throw up that's a good excuse to stop running.  Maybe if I just fall over onto someone's lawn, they'll think it really was too much for me.  Maybe...

So many maybes, but in the end I did it.  Today marked W6D1, and I made several mistakes.  The most glaring was that I decided to start my run at nearly noon, and it was just too hot.  Today's runs were 5 minutes, 8 minutes, 5 minutes; halfway through the 8 minutes I was absolutely dying.  I walked the last minute, and managed to only run around 2 of the 5 minutes next.  Disgusted with myself, but feeling as though I should have been able to do it, I brooded all day over what I should do.  I made up my mind to run tonight, when the temperature dropped.  I'm glad I did, because I was able to do it, and I felt so good.

On top of my running accomplishments, I've also managed to lose 6 pounds in the last 3 weeks.  This may not be much in the scheme of things, but it's 2 pounds a week; if I can continue at this rate, I'll meet my weight goal even sooner than I hoped.  Even if my rate does begin to slacken, it's still a great start and I'm proud of myself.

Anyway, that's all for now.  So until next time...