Not only did I run, I ran 0.75 miles. This is HUGE, people! This is how I did it. I ran on the outside ring where the slow people run. I walked the first lap, ran the second and the third, walked the fourth, ran 3/4 the fifth, and ran 1/4 of the sixth. Anything that I did that wasn't running was speed walking including the last laps. Altogether, I walked/ran two miles.
This is what I noticed about tonight's happening...
- When I stare at the ground, it makes me want to fall over.
- Stop running if you think you are going to lose your cookies. This will serve you well.
- Having someone to encourage you helps.
- Don't worry about others. Everyone is doing something healthy and that is the important part.
- Wear the right pants/shorts. My pants kept falling down because they were tie strings rather than elastic.
3 comments:
I'm so proud of you. Today I WALKED out of necessity... I didn't want to wait 45 minutes until the next bus. I walked about .75 miles with an 18 lb. grocery bag. I know. I weighed it when I got home.
Later after taking the bus to the library I walked home again... this time it was 40 minutes of walking. My thighs are now chafed. That's a bad sign right? If you are chunky enough that your thighs chafe from rubbing against each other? (I was wearing a skirt. Ugh!)
Wearing your iPod helps, too.
Keep up the good work!
Sara - congrats! I'm so proud of you. I took up running (and by running, I mean jogging slowly) a few years ago. I did it the same way, working up from walking/jogging intervals to full jogging over time. The key is not running too fast so you get winded right away. I will tell you this - if you want to lose inches, jogging is the best way. It's the only thing that truly works for me. Keep up the good work!
Rhiannon
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