Just ran my second 5K!

I just ran my second ever 5K with my hubby. We both beat our times from last year by 3 min. each. He of course runs WAY faster than me and much more often. I have never been able to sustain a run or jog for longer than 2-3 minutes. Today, I did it for 1.25 miles! Over the past year I have tried so many different ways to lose weight. I took up Zumba and that was pretty much the only thing I had going for me. I absolutely love it. But I ultimately plateaued and began gaining my weight back. My sister introduced me to the 24 day challenge and I jumped on it! My hubby discovered Insanity and I wasn't about to be outdone by him. So with Advocare, Insanity and Zumba I have found my flow to fitness. I didn't realize just how big I was last year till I pulled out this picture. The funny thing is, this first photo was 4 months into my fitness journey. I had already lost about 10 lbs.

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  • sdwojtas
    sdwojtas Posts: 13
    Congrats!
  • Inshape13
    Inshape13 Posts: 680 Member
    Small world because I just did my second 5k today and beat it by 2:48. Congrats on your success!
  • 2hmom
    2hmom Posts: 241 Member
    Congrats, this is so exciting!
  • mojo1115
    mojo1115 Posts: 21
    It took a while for me to figure how to post the picture. lol!
  • mojo1115
    mojo1115 Posts: 21
    =)
  • mojo1115
    mojo1115 Posts: 21
    Small world because I just did my second 5k today and beat it by 2:48. Congrats on your success!

    Congrats!!! It feels great to beat your old time!!
  • kylamaries
    kylamaries Posts: 291
    This is amazing, way to go! That's definitely something to be proud of! You've come quite a long way from last year and I'm glad you've worked past your plateau too :-) And you look amazing now!
  • lisahewitt22
    lisahewitt22 Posts: 102
    Congrats! You're doing amazing, hopefully I'll be able to do a 5k soon :laugh:
  • Flagirlof3
    Flagirlof3 Posts: 86
    Congrats!
  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    Well done! :bigsmile: :drinker:
  • nicolef17
    nicolef17 Posts: 4
    Great job! I'm training for my first 5K now, using the Active Couch to 5k app. I, also, had never been able to run or jog longer than a minute or two and now I'm finding myself going 20 minutes before I feel like my heart's going to explode or my knees will give out! Huge accomplishment.

    You look great, by the way. Glad you're seeing progress and continuing to work hard!
  • mojo1115
    mojo1115 Posts: 21
    Great job! I'm training for my first 5K now, using the Active Couch to 5k app. I, also, had never been able to run or jog longer than a minute or two and now I'm finding myself going 20 minutes before I feel like my heart's going to explode or my knees will give out! Huge accomplishment.

    You look great, by the way. Glad you're seeing progress and continuing to work hard!

    Good luck with your first race!
  • Great job!!!
  • sunshinestater
    sunshinestater Posts: 596 Member
    Nice accomplishment!
  • Great job!!
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