Happy about a couple NSV's

blueridgeloner

Not your normal success stories, but huge for me,..

For the last week or so I have finally been seeing the results of working out. Saturday I ran .5 mile, but figured it was just a fluke. Well since then I have done it 2 more times. This evening was actually about .7 miles, but I walked about 50 yards through a curve on a slick gravel road. Yesterday I finally rode my bike up the hill next to my house. It is a steep hill about .3 miles long. I have been trying off and on for 2 months now to top it in one go. That is the first time in about 16-17yrs I have got up that hill! And as far as the running goes I have NEVER ran even .25 miles in one go. Just never was a runner at all. So far it has been a good week!

devotedhufflepuff

That is just awesome! I know you work really hard and it definitely shows in your latest profile pic. You're my MFP friend who has lost the most weight so I'm really looking up to you. Congrats on all your NSVs!

leslisa

These are amazing accomplishments. I coach young runners (middle/high school) and when they start out, running .5 or .7 is huge, huge, huge. So great job!! :drinker:

annaskiski

Yay! grats! It's exponontial, because its really all mental. Soon you'll be running 5k!!!

dawnmcneil10

These are fantasic NSV's Congratulations!

I can still remember how excited I was to run from telephone pole to telephone pole, then suddenly I did 2 poles at once and it's amazing how big the smile could be on my face. Now I'm running, still a fairly slow pace but I run regularly just because I can and it's so cleansing for my mind and the physical benefits I get from it don't compare.

Keep on plugging along at your pace, finding what makes you happy and celebrate each and every one of these reasons to smile.