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!!