Running is going good! I just completed Week 7! I'm running...well, jogging, 28 minutes straight now! Yay me!
Random: That was a lot of "!'s" LOL
Anyway...I start Week 8 on Monday. I have three more runs, and if I complete all three in a row, I'll be done with Couch to 5K in about a week and a half. Wow.
I started this in April. I remember those first runs. I thought I was going to die. I couldn't imagine getting to the point of being able to run continuously. That just seemed so far out of reach. People kept telling me this program worked. And I know its been around for a while - so I had no real reason for not believing it did. I guess my issue was believing in myself. Thats something I need to work on.
I still have a goal to run a 5K in the fall. October maybe? I'm only completing about 2.25 miles - and that is with a 5 minute warm up walk and a 5 minute cool down walk. My plan is to continue with the running. Doing 30 minutes at a time, once I complete the program, and then start working on my speed/distance.
Running a 5K seems so far out of reach...but its like my fingers are brushing the tips of it. I can ALMOST fathom it. Almost...
Weight wise I'm doing great! I've lost 30lbs...but I think I've gained a good amount of muscle, so I may have lost more than that in inches.
Here are a couple of pics, just for comparison.
