Running is Mental

Running is mental.  I know that can be taken several different ways and I know my friend Jim will say "I told you so" because he thinks I am mental for running and I am going to have to agree with him!  I am really starting to love running and that is crazy to me.

I hit a huge accomplishment today.  I ran 8 minutes straight, walked 5 minutes and then ran 8 more minutes.  The first 8 minutes were okay and got hard at the end.  I really concentrated on getting my breathing back to normal before I started that last 8 minutes.  The last 8 was killer.  I wanted to stop after the first minute, but I kept going.  I wanted to quit and give up the whole time but kept telling myself to keep going, keep pushing, don't give up and you know what.. I didn't give up and I didn't stop.  Running is mental, you got to keep telling yourself to go and do it.  It was a huge milestone for me.   I might or might not of shed a tear or two.

I am confident that I can do day 3 of week 5.  20 minutes without stopping.