i have looked at the Couch to 5k running program many times, printed it off and carried it around even, but never actually did anything with it. but, today was different. i made a decision to do more than that...to not only read it, but to get on the treadmill and follow it. i'm good at following directions. i'm a creature of habit, and i like structure and predictibility. so, i figured a plan that is so perfectly designed to make a runner out of anyone could just maybe make a runner out of me. see, i've never ran, never been a runner, never been defined as anything close to a runner.
i've always said i thought running was dumb, but secretly i watch runners and am jealous and a bit in awe. i am amazed at what their bodies will do, how their legs will carry them for such long distances...i think i always assumed they possessed something i didn't - chalked up my assumed inability to run to my obvious lack of athletic prowess. but, i've been told time and again that anyone can run, anyone can be a runner - all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other, right? i'm not certain it's really that simple, but for many reasons i'm giving it a try.
so, today i set a goal (another thing i tend not to do) - to complete the Couch to 5k program and to find and run my first 5k. i put on my tennis shoes and morgan and i went to our complex's gym for 25 minutes of what i was pretty sure i would hate. well, guess what? i didn't hate it! i actually really liked it! i loved that during each running segment i wasn't completely wiped out like i thought i would be and felt stronger with each step because i knew i was doing something good for me - both physically and mentally. i'm actually excited about wednesday when i will step back on the treadmill again - words you can be sure i never thought i'd be saying!
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