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Tomorrow I am going to start the 'Couch to 5k' program. It's a program designed to get you running, in small increments at first, and over the course of about 8 weeks you build up your endurance until you're able to run 5k (3.11 miles) without walking - just running straight the entire time. I must say I'm intimidated at the thought of running, but am determined to do it.
Running has always been scary to me, I guess because I've always had that "fat girl" way of thinking. Fat girls don't run. I want to be able to do it, but am afraid that I will fail at it, and I don't want to fail.
I SO want to be able to do this. I'm actually looking forward to the gym tomorrow so I can start working on it. Wish me luck, please. I can use all the support I can get.
Krista
Running has always been scary to me, I guess because I've always had that "fat girl" way of thinking. Fat girls don't run. I want to be able to do it, but am afraid that I will fail at it, and I don't want to fail.
I SO want to be able to do this. I'm actually looking forward to the gym tomorrow so I can start working on it. Wish me luck, please. I can use all the support I can get.
Krista
You have my support! You will do it, you have the determination to go far. I want to run, but I have to see if my knees can take it. I am a bit older..... but we will see. Keep me posted on your progress, I will be there cheering you along!
Hugs!
Altheia (your cheerleader)
I admire you for getting out there and doing it! Go for it! You will feel so good about yourself when you accomplish your goal!
It is so much fun to be able to get out and do things you never did before. Good Luck! Let us know how you are doing!
Krista
You can so do this! I so get you on the fat girls don't run. I did the couch to 5k with all the trepidation in the world. After several weeks, I ran a mile without stopping, I felt on top of the world and while running, I remembered a time when I was about six when I ran with friends to school, so we would have time to play before school work. It was the same feeling, the feeling before the world told me I wasn't good enough, that i couldn't run etc. etc. Running can be so freeing! Just remember from that first thirty seconds of running, you can decide : "I am a runner."
PS: I started couch to 5k in Feb. and ran 6.5 miles this weekend.