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So you think you can run...part 1...
So, I decided to become a runner. I’ve wanted to be a runner for months – but I was either too lazy or too scared to actually do it – sitting on the sofa was a much easier decision to make. So, I finally got off my ass and joined a “learn to run” program – 5km in 8 weeks…sounds good to me. Build from 6 minutes to 30 minutes – in 8 weeks, that’s frigin awesome – where do I sign.
Week 1:
Runs 1 – 3: Oh my god, I have to run…Oh my god, I can’t do this…Oh my god, I’m running…oh my god, I can’t breathe….Oh my god, what was I thinking…oh my god, I ran for 6 minutes…oh my god, I think I sprained my fat.
No one ever said it was going to be easy, but you would think that 6 little minutes wouldn’t be so freaking hard – wrong. Remembering to breathe is the hardest part – Christ, putting one foot in front of the other and breathing has become difficult; I’ve been doing that for over 28 years, and now with a quicker pace, it’s hard. I had no idea it would be this hard – you see people running all the time, they make it look easy. I’ve been assured that it will not always be this hard – at some point (possibly within 8 weeks) it will become easier.
Week 1 is finished – The only thing I can say, and I can say it with confidence: I am a runner – yes 6 minutes, makes me a runner.
Stayed tuned for each week.