I haven’t ran a mile in, um, EVER?!
I got on the treadmill tonight for my usual mile walk and at about .75 miles I thought “Hey, let me try running the last quarter mile.” I’d run two, walked two, run two, etc., a time or two before, but it was always hard and not enjoyable in the least.
But tonight I felt good and I wasn’t winded so at the one-mile mark, I thought “Hey, let me go to finish out a full 20 minutes” (a mile would have been about 18 minutes, so I was adding another two minutes of running.)
At 20 minutes I was still feeling good so I just kept going. And then I thought “Hey, what if I ran a mile? NAH. I can’t run a mile. But what if I did?” I had a good song on repeat so I just. kept. going.
So tonight I walked .75 mile and ran one mile.
I’m gobsmacked.
Doesn’t that feel amazing! I remember YEARS ago when I would walk to NDown and then run home. Well, s l o w l y jog home. To others, it may not seem much–but to someone who has never done it–it’s tremendous!! You aren’t going to become a runner are you??? Congratulations on your first MILE!!
I don’t think I’ll become a runner. But I never thought I’d lose 100# either.
there you go! Never say never!