Busy

I know it's been a while since my last post, but I've been ridiculously busy. I took my final test for the summer semester last night and now I have week until my final semester starts again, this will be my first semester while trying to maintain my lifestyle regimen. I am a little nervous, but it's only 14 weeks, and then I'm graduated.
My biggest accomplishment last week was running a mile straight without stopping. I was so happy, even though my lungs burned and my legs were cramping, it felt amazing! It was the first time I had ever done it. You know in Jr. High when you are supposed to do it, well I would just walk, EVERY time. But to do it last week was a major thing, so I can see just how much I am improving!

Running

This week my PT gave me a running program so that I can ease into possible one of the most hated sports by many people I know. It goes over a 15 week period and mixes walking/crosstraining and running. So I started this week and usually I run indoors at my work during my lunch break and it usually isn't to extenuating.
I should probably explain why I am starting a running program....I don't know. Just kidding Liz, I actually don't know though, I have this overwhelming urge to just run. Now I don't mean Forest Gump run, but just run like a 5K or 10K. What I really want to do is run triathlons. This is something that I have really wanted to do in the last year but it was sparked about seven years ago when I start running to lose weight during my two year stint in Arkansas. There was a guy there that was training to run a marathon and he said if you have never run before just ease into it and you will begin to notice that it gets easier and easier after a couple weeks. When I returned home I started subscribing to Runners World magazine and I started reading about running and how people who ran regularly got this "runners high" and I really wanted to feel what it feels like.
Then a year and a half ago my wife got into this weightloss kick and decided that she wanted to start running and biking. She started lossing a lot of weight and has done really well, even being 37 weeks pregnant! I am very proud of her, she still does little exercising at work and we still go on walks. She did all this all the while I kept doing my homework and making my excuses to not get into shape. When I was doing homework one day I thought, "we should start running together. It's cheap, fun and most of the registration fees go to good causes," So now thanks to my personal trainer I am starting a program that I can ease into running and hopefully be ready next Spring to run a 5K. I am excited.
Did I reach the runners high today on my run? No, I was dying, but I actually did ALOT better than I thought I would. My lungs were burning and I thought my legs were going to lock up, but mixing the cross training and running together has really helped my endurance and I am still seeing progress!!