Today I decided that I was finally going to get out of bed and start running again. About 4 years ago I was dating a fitness buff. While I found him to be a little bit extra with his routine, his habits rubbed off on me, and I managed to get almost back to my pre-baby weight. Well, that relationship has ended, my son is now six and a hysterectomy has changed my body. And let's not even get started on COVID-19 and its "Quarantine 15." Bruh!
Thus, now is the time. I downloaded the
Run Keeper app along with
Couch to 5K. I purchased a fitness tracker, comfy headphones and a wristband to hold my phone. I got some new running clothes. I joined a beginner running group on Facebook. The only thing left to do was get up and run.
So this morning I did. I was up and out of the house by 7:45 am. I followed the
C25K app's instructions around my local area. After finishing, on my walk back I thought, "Why did I wait so long to get back out here?" I couldn't believe that I had let excuses get in my way:
I don't have time with 6 year old; I am going to look stupid running; It is too hot; It's not going to help you reach your goals because you have to far to go...All of these crazy thoughts were holding me back. But here I am, ready to go, and now looking for virtual races to help me meet all of my goals: Lose 20 pounds, get back in shape, be healthy and active, keep working out during COVID-19, feel accomplished. Coupling this with goals of eating healthier/better/cleaner,
step tracking and
calorie counting with other apps and signing up to run a fall 5K, I'm ready go and slay - the runner way!
