UNBELIEVEABLE

You are never going to believe this!!! I did a 6 mile run walk yesterday. I walked at a fast pace (fast enough that I couldn't keep on a conversation slow enough not to be running) and went 3 miles and then started running and went another 3 miles WITHOUT STOPPING OR WALKING! I am so proud of myself today. I am a bit sore but for the most part I am in fabulous shape. The only reason I stopped at 3 miles running was that I had to pick up the children. I was so afraid to go out because I had not gone as much as I should this past week and then I got out there and Yippee!!!! I am now at the point where I ca look at other stuff and enjoy the run. It was really fun! I am going to finish this later cause I am really happy with this and I want to write more but cant with the children awake. Bye

Ok, it is later and I can finally write.  It was two days ago and now I am starting to not believe that I did it.  here is the weird thing, I want to run 3 miles tomorrow.  I think I will.  For me the key is to warm up with a walk.  So I think for my 5k next week I will take a nice walk 20 minutes before the run and then I will be warmed up.  If anyone has any good suggestions for this I would love to hear them.  So On Friday I was going out without anyone else but my kids.  As I have said it is hard to run or even walk with a stroller and two kids.  So I took a walk to my friends house and went with the stroller and kids the 3 miles to her house.  This was the fast walk.  It was difficult because the double stroller I have is hard to push with my older child in the front.  It makes it hard to control and therefore I put more energy into moving forward.  So we were sweating when we got there but I was feeling the need to go further.  So I asked if she would watch the kids while I ran home and got the van to come get them.  I was SOOOOO nervous.  I was going to be going a different direction than we had come to make it shorter (I thought) and faster so she wasnt stuck with the kids for too long.  It was going to mean running on a major road.  that means lots of people and eyes and opinions on the fat girl running.  I had to keep my mind on other things so as not to think about the eyes and opinions.  I  must admit that I did think about it a lot more than I care to admit but having people watching kind of pushed me on.  I wanted them to see me really running and not just walking.  I wanted the people to see me and say "wow, good for her, look at her go", even if they were laughing at the same time. The one and only thing I will do different tomorrow when I make the run again is water.  It is so important to have water with me when I run.  About 2 miles into my run I became very thirsty and that isnt good.  I knew I had a long road ahead, I didnt know the exact mileage at this point, and I didnt want to have to give up or stop to rest.  So I kept going but had to have a neighbor get me water quickly.  I will not run without water again.  When I got the van and retraced my path I was amazed and elated.  I cant believe I did this!  

NO ONE ever again can say to me "I can;t do it because I am too fat" or "I am too embarrassed". If I could accomplish what I did Friday I know that ANYONE can do it too.  I would not have believed it a few months ago and I am sure the progress will continue to increase but at this point I am ecstatic with myself.  It is amazing how possible it all seems now. I was nervous for the 5k. and probably will be the day of, but it no longer seems impossible or even hard.  I felt good after the run.  I didnt just slouch down on a chair exhausted and collapse like I did a couple eeks ago.  I felt good!  The next day my upper legs were wobbly and weak but nothing was sore. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!  Seriously, can you believe it?  I mean really? How great is this? 

 I just want to tell everyone! If I feel this good about 3 miles running straight can you imagine how it will feel when I finish the 5k and then the 10k and then the grand Mother of all runs.........I am going to cry I am so happy and excited> Well, I am going to go for now but check back tomorrow because I am doing it again.  My new schedule will be run 3 miles twice a week.  The rest of the time run for the 45 minutes.  Oh, I will post the new Jeff Galloway schedule since it has changed.  I did the 3 miles in 45 minutes so I guess I will be doing the 3 miles every day.  I cant believe it!  I really did it!  Wow!!!!! Bye, good running