We are officially on the countdown to the firefly run!! 1 month left!
When I started, I couldn't run the short end of a block. I would wind up huffing and puffing, and end up walking the whole way. I can now say that I can run almost a mile and a half without stopping to walk. When I say running, I mean lightly jogging. I still feel like a hippo with cement shoes on. However, I still haven't lost any weight. My goal has been to get off the couch and get a little exercise everyday. There are a couple things I have learned to help with my running since my last post. First and most important, I can't eat at least an hour before I jog. I ate once last week and I felt like I was going to die and could barely jog. My stomach hurt like I pulled a muscle. Second, most of my problems have been from mental block. I am not used to jogging so my mind freaks out and tells me I'm tired right away. Lastly, no matter what happens on the official run, I'm already very proud of myself. Granted, a mile and a half is not very far but I have improved a lot. As far as the race goes, I do have a couple goals in mind. The website said most people can walk it in an hour. So my goal is to walk/ jog and hopefully come in 40 minutes or less. The other goal is to not be the last person in my age group (30 -34) to finish the race.
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