I DID IT....

I ran a whole mile without stopping.

This is a huge accomplishment for me. I don't think I have ever done this in my life. Not even as a young teenager in high school could I make it 4 times around the track without having to stop and walk.

This morning, is 40 degree weather, I headed out to do my 5 a.m run. I had to stop at the gas station on the way to buy a pair of gloves because my fingers were already numb from the cold. I got to the track and found it empty. The once crowded lanes were now all mine thanks to winter! I walked one lap around the track to warm up... and to try and psych myself up to running a whole mile without stopping. The psyching up part didn't really help, it just made me more nervous and doubtful. So I quit with that and just started jogging.

The first lap was easy... surprising, since I usually have to stop and walk the curves. The second lap is when my head was trying to get in the way.

"This is my second lap... I can't do two laps... I can't even do one... but, I did... huh... maybe I can do two... ok.. lets keep going... but there is no way I can do three."

With two laps done I was really starting to doubt my third lap.

"I'm gonna drop dead... I can't breath... I'm not breathing... no wait, I hear the wheezing... I'm ok."

On the fourth lap it was just sheer determination to run 1 mile with out stopping that got me to finish it. I wanted to jump for joy, but by then some people had started to come out and walk the track, so I just smiled and said a little 'yay'.

And now for the rest of the story:

I walked another lap around to 'cool down'. By then I realized I was at 1.5 miles. I can't stop there... so I decided to take Hubby's advice and do some sprints. For two laps around I walked the curves and sprinted the straight away.

Mile 1: 12 minutes

Mile 2: 14 minutes

I came home feeling fantastic. Hubby was in the middle of a P90X Plyo workout so I took my own picture and then did the cool down and stretch with him.

What a great day!