I May Be A Runner!!

"25 minutes finally happened and the next day it was 28! For a total of my first two miles ever." That was the post I was going to write last week, and didn't find time (with all my running!!! and shit ton of homework). But, I have a better tale for you all.

Today, it was like the heavens opened up and shined down on me well...except the fact that it was actually pretty late and nearing dark when we even started  and I made a HUGE PR for myself. I ran for 44 minutes (GASP) and got 3.1 miles in, the distance of a 5k!!!

Guys, it took me like at least a good week of trying hard, and self talking, and all sorts of mess to get the 25 minutes in, it was more than a mental thing, I'm pretty sure I physically couldn't. Those 25 minutes were freaking ridiculous.

But, once I did, I felt like I could get to the next milestone, then the next and it's really just spiraled out of control from there haha, a total good thing. We started out tonight just trying to bust out Week 8 of C25K, where you run for 28 minutes straight. But tonight was different. Robyn, my running partner in crime, said she was going to run like 3.5 miles, I believe, I honestly didn't catch it lol, but I knew she was going to be running for at least 30-35 minutes. SO, I started making the plan to just run for however long she ran. If I got insanely tired, I could go slower. If stuff started hurting, I could walk a minute. But, I actually managaed to push through everything.

The first mile is the hardest for me. I used to think people were so full of S^*& when I heard that. I was like realllly, that's so convenient. BUT, again with all the shocking moments tonight, once that was out of the way, I really felt like I could run for a pretty long time. Since I did 2 miles the other day, that was my big goal- to just make it to 2 miles. When I looked at my MapMyRun app to check the distance I was at 2.17 miles, and I could clearly do more, so I wanted the 2.5 miles. 2.5 miles came, Robyn had .5 to go (until she made it to 4 miles!!!) so I decided now is the time to get a good 5k time in so I have something to compare it to when I do my 5k on Nov. 17th (super stoked). I busted out the N*SYNC and finished that mess, even sprinting the .10 at the end haha!

Oddly, I felt so good about myself and practically elated that I lugged myself around for 3.1 miles. I literally did not know if that would ever happen. Guys, I'm literally the girl who refused to do discus for track in high school because I didn't want to do the mile run assessment. And now I'm out here lapping it up for 3.1 miles because I WANT TO. I want to run.

Anyway, hope everyone jumps their hurdles this week. And if you stumble, that's fine too, just pick back up. It's not always 3 miles runs and sunshine!