started c25k 8-8, ran my first race Sunday...10k!

:happy: I just wanted to share this with all of you who have started or have thought about starting the c25k running program (couch to 5k). I have never been a runner. Never liked it, and frankly I never understood the fascination. Any time I ran it was away from something and I always thought I was going to die! :ohwell:

Through MFP I heard about a program that actually took people who weren't runners and transformed them into people who loved running, but I never thought it would work for me. I skeptically started C25K on 8-8-11 and gradually built up running time. After several weeks, running actually became enjoyable. I began to look forward to my runs and it was also great me time (as a mommy of 4 young children, i need that occasionally). I have become stronger than I ever thought possible and have pushed myself beyond whatever limitations I thought I had. Some days are easier than others, but often getting started is the hardest challenge of all.

I planned to run a 5k on October 31 to celebrate how far I had come, but as the time drew nearer, I realized I wanted more! A 10K??? Me??? YES! So..... instead of running the 5K Pumpkin Run on Sunday, I ran the 10K! Wa-hoo! :glasses: At the beginning of August I was proud to run for 60 seconds at a time and yesterday I ran 6.2 miles in 1:04.15! If you're thinking about giving the program a try, I would certainly encourage you to go for it. If I can do it, you can too! :bigsmile: Who knows??? You may even begin to enjoy it like me! :flowerforyou:

I will admit, I'm a little miffed about getting beat by a banana, but I'm going to push myself to get faster and who knows, maybe next year I'll peel that sucka!