I ran....

Healthier_Me

...for 35 minutes straight!!! I have not been able to do that in so long. It feels so good and I will definitely keep this up.:drinker:

I'm so proud of myself I can cry! :blushing:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Healthier_Me

...for 35 minutes straight!!! I have not been able to do that in so long. It feels so good and I will definitely keep this up.:drinker:

I'm so proud of myself I can cry! :blushing:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

shorerider

Wow--that's a great accomplishment! Congrats!!!!!!

Smilineyes

Great job Joanna! I'm proud of you too :flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

I am amazed! I just started adding in minute run/minute walk to my workouts. . .and running is frickin' hard!

You're my hero.:flowerforyou:

banks1850

*sniff* I'm so proud of my girls! They're all running now! Yay!



I hate myself today.:blushing:

abbychelle07

SO happy for you! I ran my measly amount (walk 2 min, run 45 sec for 2 miles) today.

LightenUp_Caro

HOPEFULLY I will be able to say the same thing here pretty soon.
Congratulations!

christahollis

It's such a triumph, isn't it? I LOVE the running...but get shin splints that kill me. Hopefully you won't have that same problem!
Way to go!

lscotch

That happened to me today to, I ran for 46 minutes straight, I have NEVER ran for that long before in my life. Soo proud!!

julie737

Yay for you! I'm proud of you too.

Keep it up!:bigsmile:

Healthier_Me

You are all so awesome!:blushing:
Looks like I have a hanger in my mouth... my smile is that big!:bigsmile:
I remember an article that I read on runnersworld.com (thanks Bankable!)
It said to take two steps as you inhale; take two more steps as you exhale ( http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-380-381-386-245-0,00.html )... well, it worked so well!
I have asthma but it didn't stop me at all today.

*sigh*

Hubbz and the girls were with me so I asked hubbz if I looked like a dork running... he said, "nah... you looked a sexy woman out on her run." ...... :blushing: :blushing:

Anywho.... thank you all for sharing this milestone with me and being such an awesome support for me.

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

chriss1tt

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is a standing ovation for you.:flowerforyou: Great job. And a great hubby too.

icandoit

That is FANTASTIC Joanna. I am so proud of you:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I am doing back flips for you..........in my head.
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Healthier_Me

Thank ya Thank ya!:blushing:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

pam0206

Whoop! Whoop! Keep it up!

Healthier_Me

Thank you so much Pam :happy:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

FatDancer

That's wonderful Joanna!

I used to run...I got up to 5 miles and ran an 11 minute mile...that's not a fast time but it still burned a good amount of calories and made me feel so strong...I got a late start in my exercise life and I got my wind and lungs way before I gained the muscles around my knees to protect my joints...You look pretty young so I'm sure you won't have the joint strain that I did.

I have to tell you though, my legs are better from bellydance than they ever were when I ran...also used to do lots of crunches and all types of ab work but now that I dance, my stomach is in the best shape ever except for pre child birth.

SGFlyinHi

Congrats Joanna.
Keep up the GREAT work!!!!!!!!!!!
:flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

SG :glasses:

REB89

Go you!!! Many congratulations :drinker:

cmriverside

:smooched: toot toot.

KristieT

Thats great. Before you know it you will be a long distance runner...Keep it up girl.

zenmama

That is awesome...running in my opinion is challenging...I run 5 miles every day and I am so NOT a happy runner. I never get that "runners high".....So Kudos to you.....:smokin:

dd

lina1131

That is awesome girl! For a second I thought you were leaving the country because of the title :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Healthier_Me

That is awesome girl! For a second I thought you were leaving the country because of the title :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOL:laugh:
I wouldn't know where to go!:ohwell:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Healthier_Me

Thanks everyone ... I'm heading out for another morning run and will do it again later on this evening.

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

lina1131

That is awesome girl! For a second I thought you were leaving the country because of the title :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOL:laugh:
I wouldn't know where to go!:ohwell:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Well, you would go to Iran, of course! :laugh: :laugh:

God, I kill me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Caramel Cutie

CONGRATS, GIRL! My "girls" are a little to big right now to try running!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: But, hopefully I'll be running soon, too! Keep up the great work!

cobra1368

It's such a triumph, isn't it? I LOVE the running...but get shin splints that kill me. Hopefully you won't have that same problem!
Way to go!

This may look quite stupid, but it works! Running backwards can help to alleviate shin splints. Your muscles just need to move a different way for a while. Running backwards exercises different muscles than running forwards does.

I am not 100% sure of the anatomical workings of shin splints, other than muscle separates from bone and it is very painful! Yuck!

poledancing_ninja

I think I might take up running...

Healthier_Me

That is awesome girl! For a second I thought you were leaving the country because of the title :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LOL:laugh:
I wouldn't know where to go!:ohwell:

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Well, you would go to Iran, of course! :laugh: :laugh:

God, I kill me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Quite the comedian Lina!:laugh:

~Joanna:flowerforyou: