So in January I started running 3 times a week to get my body conditioned to do a training for a half marathon (13. miles) next January At first I was just like OK I have got to just do this. It has been a goal of mine to run some type of marathon my whole life and I just haven't done it and well, I am not getting any younger... so i was like I'm going to do it, and it helps that I have a friend that is doing it with me and made our training schedule and is such a support to me.
At first I kind of dreaded my runs every time it came, not that it was much or that long. I mean we are talking like 8-15 minutes nothing too bad. But it was just "one more thing" I had to do, and by myself at that!
But over this past month I have grown to love my running moments. I look forward to them actually, because well its my "me" time! I just get into my zone, listen to my music and my mind is able to just be.... quiet. It also is an awesome way to release frustration, or just to clear my mind or think about things I need. That is once you get over the mind game of how hard it is at first and thinking about the number of miles you have to do.
If there is something I have learned is I really don't like running on a treadmill, worrying about the speed and the time and the person next to me or the other people lifting weights or the ones behind me staring at my butt. I feel like the time goes so much slower on a treadmill, and time flies when I am running outside. There is nothing I need to focus on, there isn't any distractions, I can just run and not have to worry about anything else. It's kind of nice. People always say that get a runner's "high" i haven't quite experienced that yet, but I do notice that I am much happier after my run than before. Maybe that's what they are talking about, i don't know but I am a happier person after my run. When I first started running last year it was to lose weight. I would have never imagined that I would like it as much as I do now, I have always said how crazy I thought people were for saying they loved running but I guess i'm starting to get it. I like to run 5k's, I love that running helps me to stay fit and helps keep my heart healthy, but its not about the jean size or how far I can go, or the time it takes me. It should be about having fun, letting go, enjoying yourself, enjoying the outdoors, getting out of you head,and doing what makes you happy.And for me..... Now it is!!
I can say now ......
I AM A RUNNER!!!!!
At first I kind of dreaded my runs every time it came, not that it was much or that long. I mean we are talking like 8-15 minutes nothing too bad. But it was just "one more thing" I had to do, and by myself at that!
But over this past month I have grown to love my running moments. I look forward to them actually, because well its my "me" time! I just get into my zone, listen to my music and my mind is able to just be.... quiet. It also is an awesome way to release frustration, or just to clear my mind or think about things I need. That is once you get over the mind game of how hard it is at first and thinking about the number of miles you have to do.
If there is something I have learned is I really don't like running on a treadmill, worrying about the speed and the time and the person next to me or the other people lifting weights or the ones behind me staring at my butt. I feel like the time goes so much slower on a treadmill, and time flies when I am running outside. There is nothing I need to focus on, there isn't any distractions, I can just run and not have to worry about anything else. It's kind of nice. People always say that get a runner's "high" i haven't quite experienced that yet, but I do notice that I am much happier after my run than before. Maybe that's what they are talking about, i don't know but I am a happier person after my run. When I first started running last year it was to lose weight. I would have never imagined that I would like it as much as I do now, I have always said how crazy I thought people were for saying they loved running but I guess i'm starting to get it. I like to run 5k's, I love that running helps me to stay fit and helps keep my heart healthy, but its not about the jean size or how far I can go, or the time it takes me. It should be about having fun, letting go, enjoying yourself, enjoying the outdoors, getting out of you head,and doing what makes you happy.And for me..... Now it is!!
I can say now ......
I AM A RUNNER!!!!!
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