I have lost 13.2 pounds and felt really good about that. But tonight I FELT GREAT when I went out and ran 3.85 miles without stopping or walking!!! And not only did I run it but I felt good doing it. Don't get me wrong my legs were tired and my stomach cramping as I walked to cool down but OH MY GOD did it feel great to just run. Over the past couple weeks I have tired to run but I end up doing a run/walk because running doesn't feel good.
When I left my house tonight I had NO EXPECTATIONS. I thought I'll go for a run / walk. I had to get to 10k steps today (was only at 2k when I left). So I started to jog and I just kept going. I got passed a lot on the Lakeshore path but speed doesn't matter. I grabbed some water at Diversey and made the turn. I didn't know how far I had gone until I got home and put it into http://www.mapmyrun.com/ . I couldn't be more excited right now.
Many of you know I have done a lot of races but have never claimed to be a runner. But I really like the Half Marathon because it is a challenging distance but not insane. So I'm going to look for a half to train for this winter. Maybe somewhere fun for a race/ beach winter weekend - ANYONE INTERESTED?
Some ideas...
January: Vegas, Maui, Arizona, California http://www.halfmarathons.net/race_calendar_jan.html
February: http://www.halfmarathons.net/race_calendar_feb.html
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