Back to the running board...

So I've set a goal for myself for this week. I'm going to run (probably slowly..) 22 miles by Saturday. I've been running on the canal and I'm really enjoying it. It's quiet, peaceful, and pretty cool considering how hot it would be out running on the road or somewhere not nearly as shady. I'm really excited to get back into my running. I can already tell a difference in my body since I've started back into my running again. I've also been getting many compliments about my weight loss. It's all very good to hear. I'll mostly be documenting my running in this blog, but wanted to make it public so anyone who wanted could keep up with it. I once had a friend tell me that just by posting about my running on facebook, it motivated her to go and exercise, and she lost 6 pounds! It made me feel pretty good!


When I first started running again, I could hardly believe I used to run every single day. Back in high school I ran on the schools Cross Country team. It was not unusual to run 5 to 7 miles and day, and I did. I'm just now getting back to it and I'm slowly but surely going to get back to that point, and hopefully even further! My goal is to run a half marathon sometime next summer. I know I can do it, but I just need the proper training to get there. I've been doing about 4.5 miles each trip to the canal so far. I'll usually run the first two miles and then power walk the next half mile..sometimes the whole 3rd mile, but I always run the last mile. I'd really like to be able to run the first 3 miles without walking and feel I'm getting pretty close to it now. It's really all a mental thing…even though I feel like I'm going to die,fall over, or throw up, I know it's not really going to happen. You just have to keep pushing yourself. This is probably the hardest part about running. When I'm done, I feel like I've completed a pretty amazing thing, considering most people can't run around the block. I'm actually excited about going out tonight.. I can actually see how people can get to a point where they need to do this every day!