I bought these sneakers with the hope that they will symbolize the start of a new stage of my recovery.
52 Week Project 2012 ~ Week 22 #HotPinkAllTheWay |
Before I got sick, running and I had always enjoyed a
love-hate relationship, filled with some joyous, some not-so-joyous memories of
never-ending track work-outs, driveway sprints, and Camp Lauren. Most of the
time, someone else had to push me to run. Or rather, in some cases, pull me off
the couch. Thanks Laur! Although I didn’t always have a self-motivation to lace
up my running shoes, at least I was able to still do it and run a good race.
There were a few occasions when I was still really
struggling with my health that I tried running again, but my head pounded with
every step, making the entire process and the rest of my day torture trying to
deal with an insane migraine.
It’s one thing to complain about not wanting to run or
feeling sore afterwards, but it’s a totally different, almost defeating, thing
to know that even if you wanted to, running was out of the picture. I guess it's sometimes true that you never know what you got til it's gone. . .
Today I began a exercise routine called The Couch-to-5-K Running Plan for new runners who want to progress from their sedentary state to running
three miles, all in 2 months! I’m giving myself some extra time though. My goal
is to be able to run 3 miles by the end of the summer.
After jogging/walking for 1.75 miles this morning, I just
feel the usual aches of exercise. The really great part is that I didn’t get a
migraine from the work-out AND I was able to complete it the right way. Compared
to what I had done before, it wasn’t that hard of a work-out at all, but after not
being able to do much of anything these past three years, it felt like a good
enough sweat for me! Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up and finish what I've started. The fact that I'm on week 22 of my 52 Week Project seems like a pretty good sign to me that I have what it takes to commit. Ask me in two weeks how I'm doing. . . ;)
I'll leave you all with a running verse for inspiration: Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Do you have a link for the "Run To The Couch" race?
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Mrs. B