Today I ran. I ran a whole kilometre. And I didn't stop once during that time. It might not seem like a big deal to most of the population out there but for me, a non-runner and non-exerciser, it was huge. The last time I came close to running 1km without stopping would have been when I was at school running the 800m on sports day.
I didn't get up and decide to just run 1km. It was a pre-season task in the Michelle Bridges 12WBT. I've signed up and it all officially starts tomorrow. Today I did my measurements - how many push-ups in a minute, how long I could plank, wall sit test (should have done that before I ran - ow, my legs!) and a stretch test. There is lots of room for improvement and I'm excited :)
Back to my run. I surprised even myself by getting to 1km on my first go. I was looking at the Map my Run app on my phone, trying to jog and hit the 'distance' button on the screen to see where I was at and suddenly it zipped from 800m where I had been last time I looked to 1.1km. Woohoo! So it's a start. And like the other times, room for improvement.
My next mini-goal is to be able to run 1.5km without stopping, then 2km.
My goal this time next year is to run 10km in the Townsville Running Festival.
Here goes nothing!
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