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The long run

samthepanda
samthepanda Posts: 569 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Sometimes the journey seems so long and hard its impossible to see how we can ever get there. How can we do it? One step at a time. It sounds like a cliché but its true. I had such a visual reminder last night. A couple of years ago I started jogging. I ran round the lake near where I live, trying to jog between lampposts or at least jog from one posts to the next, then walk the next one or two. Last night I was out with the running club from my gym, and we went round the lake as part of our route, and I realised that I had jogged nearly 3 miles without stopping. There was no magic, just building up my fitness over time, and having the confidence to do. Sometimes I don't want to get out there and exercise, regularly I get 5 minutes in and think I just need to stop a minute - but (cliché time again) the journey of a 1000 miles starts with one step.

The trainer at the club has challenged me to run a 10k in August in 60 mins - I might not get it but I'm going to give it my best!

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  • samthepanda
    samthepanda Posts: 569 Member
    Just update I did my run in 59 mins 1 second! That's a number I never thought I'd see!
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