YES, I did!

Are you shocked? It's mostly a mental game with me. I told myself yesterday that I was going to run after I read the The Runner's World 8-Week Beginning Runners Training Program yesterday. I also decided that today would be the day I started this because I can't stand looking at my fat stomach flopping over my pants anymore. Even if I can't run 10 miles I'll be happy to loose this extra weight I've been carrying around since Freddie was born.

So I headed out and didn't worry about how I looked. However, I was worried that I would be cold. Not the case today. I had on way too much clothing. (By the way, you would never know a Blizzard blew through this place. I'll have to take some pictures so you can see. To the north from Colorado Springs to Denver is an entirely different story.) I also had my heart rate monitor to play with so my mind stayed occupied.

The first day of this Beginners plan is Run 1 minute and then Walk 2 minutes and do that 10 times. I completed the first 5 times with just about no problems. That took to about 1 mile to complete and about 15 minutes. After about 5 minutes, the pain started to set in with my side. This is the reason I hate running. After 15 minutes (halfway) I could feel my legs were getting wobbly and my chest became tight. The trail that I run is all downhill on the way out and all uphill on the way back. I walked almost the entire way home. I'm not upset that I didn't finish my goal of the day. I just know that I have lots of work before I'm ready for an entire 10 miles. Please don't let me quit! I had talked myself out of doing this about 20 times while running today. Again, I beg you, Please don't let me quit!

On my new plan tomorrow I should walk an "easy walk". Maybe I'll just do the run walk thing again?