I'm there
In January I signed up for a SportsMed BC SunRun training clinic. The first session I attended consisted of running one minute and walking two minutes, 8 times. It wasn't easy. I was beat at the end of it, huffing and puffing. The first week at the clinic the meeting room was packed as well.
As the weeks have progressed, the room has gotten more spacious and the runs have gotten longer. Starting in January was tough. Lots of rain, a few sub-zero runs, some in the snow. After about the first month I became addicted to the run. I would sit at work on run days daydreaming about getting out and putting a few k under me.
Today was the first really nice day that I spent running. I headed out planning to do 45 minutes and seeing where that got me. The training schedule called for 20, 15 and 10 minute runs, each separated by a one minute walk. About ten minutes in, I decided I was going to extend the training a bit. I had my gps with me, so I wanted to try for my goal, 10k. I ran from sunset beach along the seawall into Stanley Park. I worked my way to Lumberman's Arch, and headed up and over the park, past the rose garden down toward Lost Lagoon and on home. Total time for the run: 1 hour. Total distance: 10K.
I'm not even really tired or sore right now. The next step is doing the run without any walk breaks. Soon.
As the weeks have progressed, the room has gotten more spacious and the runs have gotten longer. Starting in January was tough. Lots of rain, a few sub-zero runs, some in the snow. After about the first month I became addicted to the run. I would sit at work on run days daydreaming about getting out and putting a few k under me.
Today was the first really nice day that I spent running. I headed out planning to do 45 minutes and seeing where that got me. The training schedule called for 20, 15 and 10 minute runs, each separated by a one minute walk. About ten minutes in, I decided I was going to extend the training a bit. I had my gps with me, so I wanted to try for my goal, 10k. I ran from sunset beach along the seawall into Stanley Park. I worked my way to Lumberman's Arch, and headed up and over the park, past the rose garden down toward Lost Lagoon and on home. Total time for the run: 1 hour. Total distance: 10K.
I'm not even really tired or sore right now. The next step is doing the run without any walk breaks. Soon.