When I am at the gym I often catch myself watching people who run so effortlessly. They make it look easy. Yet when I get on the treadmill I find myself staring down the pause button before I make it to 8 minutes. Last night Steve-O wanted to go to the gym for a “running night.” He happens to be one of those effortless runners. So we get to the gym, stretch out, joyously watch the nuggets beat the lakers and begin to run. I’ve been working out pretty hard with K-Dub, keeping up with the Steve-O boot camp, and really being conscious of what I eat so this was going to be a big test to see how much progress I have made. Now, I wasn’t joking when I said I usually don’t get past 8 minutes without needing a break, and the most I’ve ever ran without stopping is ~2.5 miles, and that was back in high school. So being able to run 4.1 miles without stopping (of course I took walking breaks but never physically stopped moving) was quite an accomplishment, albeit a modest one. Grant it, 4 miles took me just over 50 minutes, but that just gives me a goal to work for…. 5 miles in an hour per se. Either way I was pretty happy with this and I guess it does reinforce that there has been some progress since I started trying to really make some lifestyle changes!!
