FOUR miles people!!!! That's right, I jogged FOUR miles!!!! It was AMAZING!!!!!!! I started out with the intention of doing 3 miles to get back into the swing after taking the weekend off. The weather was perfect for jogging and something just felt good about being out there pounding the pavement. Rather than pushing my speed, I was SLOW and steady. I believe for this reason I was able to glide through the first two miles with relative ease. During the 4th lap I started to think to myself, "Maybe this could be my second 3.5 mile night". My legs weren't hurting, I was breathing decently normal, and was moving without having to conciously make the effort. It was nice. So, I went for it when I had the chance. I still felt really good minus some pains in my feet from landing on them weirdly (I am still trying to train myself to jog properly). Then the amazing happened: at the end of the 7th lap - I still had the energy and desire to keep going!! So - I did. I even picked up the pace on the last lap and managed to jog at almost my full speed capabilities for half of the lap. BIZARRE, but I even had the engery to run past the crossing line by a few yards before deciding it was best to go ahead and stop. It was almost 10pm and I didn't want to be out much later. OMG!!!! I am SOOOO excited!!!!
This is something I genuinely thought I would never be able to accomplish. Now I realize that the mind is much more powerful than the body and that my physical ability to accomplish such a goal was never really the problem. Instead it was my opinion that I couldn't do it or that I didn't want to do it that really held me back from being athletic earlier in life. I am 29 and just now really taking ownership of my fitness. That is sad and kind of pathetic. But now that I am I feel GREAT about it!!! Moral of the night: You CAN do anything - the only question you have to ask yourself is WILL you do it!!! For me, the answer to that question in relation to jogging is YES!! YES - I WILL jog a 5K. YES- I WILL push myself and not give up. YES - I WILL BE A JOGGER!!!!
1st lap - 6:28 min - j
2nd lap - 13:06 min - j
3rd lap - 19:49 min - j
4th lap - 26:12 min - j
5th lap - 6:06 min - j
6th lap - 13:13 min - j
7th lap - 19:12 min - j
8th lap - 25:29 min - j
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