I ran 10 minutes this morning for the first time in years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know, I know, 10 minutes is pathetic. But the last time I ran 10 full minutes without stopping was maybe 10 years ago - possibly more. It's a silly little thing, and probably wimpy to a lot of people, but I'm proud of myself!

I've been working out for 6 months or so on the elliptical (with interval resistance) and walking on the treadmill (with an incline), but running has always been intimidating to me. The other day I thought "fuck it, let me just try running" even if I last 30 seconds. And I ran 5 minutes. Today 10. Would it be presumptuous to sign up for a 5k in the Fall?

Not pathetic. I didn't run for ten minutes. THAT's pathetic.

[Anonymous]

OP again - thanks all for the encouragement! One month later, and I'm up to running 25 minutes continuously. I'm not sure if I've ever ran 25 minutes straight in my entire life! Sometimes it's really difficult and I fail my goal (like on Wednesday), sometimes I exceed it (actually ran about 27 mins today), but I keep trying to push myself little by little. 5k in 6 weeks. Yikes!