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Running Success!!!

BeckyNaturoMommy
BeckyNaturoMommy Posts: 187 Member
edited January 31 in Success Stories
I ran 3 miles last night! I just started running again 5 days ago, after smoking for a year and not doing much physical activity until last week. ^_^ It took 40 minutes, but I'm going to be shaving down the time. I'm signing up for my local ColorMeRad 5K race tomorrow, which is 7 weeks away. I'm so excited!

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  • stealthSLOTH
    stealthSLOTH Posts: 695 Member
    *high five*

    whatta great feeling! :drinker: :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • runnerchick69
    runnerchick69 Posts: 317 Member
    That is awesome! I smoked for a long time and now I run; sometimes I find it hard to believe I used to be a pack a day smoker :happy:
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,661 Member
    That is awesome! I smoked for a long time and now I run; sometimes I find it hard to believe I used to be a pack a day smoker :happy:

    I too, used to smoke, I was a very heavy smoker and although I used to run on my treadmill at the time, I was only able to do intervals, purely because I could not run for more than three minutes without gasping for breath!

    When I gave up, within a few days I was suddenly able to run for about five minutes and every training session improved thereafter.

    WTG to the OP it is a great feeling!!
  • VickiDiane22
    VickiDiane22 Posts: 114 Member
    Congratulations!!! I used to smoke a pack a day,too. So your success at running is a true inspiration!!! :drinker:
  • BeckyNaturoMommy
    BeckyNaturoMommy Posts: 187 Member
    Thank you!
    I've been smoking off and on for the last 5.5 years. I'm confident that running again will help me stay quit!
  • darkrider42
    darkrider42 Posts: 5,510 Member
    Thank you!
    I've been smoking off and on for the last 5.5 years. I'm confident that running again will help me stay quit!

    That it will! As a former smoker too, I never really quit until I finally decided I couldn't be both a runner and a smoker at the same time. I chose running. :happy:
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