Okay, we're not being chased. Or maybe we are? By our food addiction thoughts?
Sasha and I played some tennis this morning. It was really cold, but we warmed up pretty fast. We did our first run/walk today. As I described in an earlier post, my first week of running has to be as simple as run 1min/walk 2min. She agreed to do this with me, and we both powered through it together. The park we played tennis at today, is known for their difficult disc golf course. We see people disappearing into the woods all the time, and coming out of a different place. I've always been curious as to what it looks like in there. There is a long curvy paved path around the park that looks beautiful with the hills, but we decided to avoid the hills until we're more advanced runners. We decided to stick to the flat sidewalk path. Well, as we were running, we turned onto the paved path and went with the small hills that we cam across. It honestly wasn't that bad. The biggest hill we came across, was during a walking interval, so I was thankful for that :)
Anyways, we did it! Run 1 for Week 1 COMPLETE!
We've already scheduled the next tennis and run date. And as far as the third one goes...we'll either do it on a day we tentatively scheduled, or do it alone.
In conclusion, I'm very happy that Sasha and I decided to run together today. I haven't run with someone since I was in the running class. And I didn't care for it because they were all much better than me. I'm glad to know that Sasha and I are at the same level and even though she has more running experience than I do, she's willing to take it slow with me. While we were running, I said that I'm excited to do this together because instead of me saying, "I increased my run by this much...in this amount of time..." I can say, "WE increased this much and WE DID IT!"
Sasha - I can't wait to be able to become a stronger runner with you. Maybe one day, we'll do a race together!
LOL, as I'm reading this blog post, there is a pop ad that is following me on my screen of a pretty women in a sports bra and the ad is for Fitness Singles "Meet Running Singles"! Haha, crazy how these ads generate:-)
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I am also very proud of what we accomplished today, I really do have renewed sense of I can do this and I will do this. As far as more experienced runner, I really don't know about that :-) I do think it is great to be doing more workouts together because I feel more accountable and motivated to get it done. I can not wait until the day it I can run a 5K in 45minutes or less. I think that would rock! Long term goal to think about...
hahaha I haven't seen that ad.
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know Sasha, about 13 hours have passed since our run and I still feel great about it! I love the feeling of knowing that I "ran" today. And I'm excited for the next run! How do you feel? I know you're working, so your body might be under more stress than mine (sitting at a coffee shop). OR maybe it's more energetic?
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