{"id":14778,"date":"2012-11-06T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=14778"},"modified":"2012-11-06T14:00:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T19:00:44","slug":"and-i-was-run-ning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/and-i-was-run-ning\/","title":{"rendered":"And I was Run-ning."},"content":{"rendered":"

(If you can name that movie – points for you!)<\/p>\n

I just have to brag – I made it to week 8 in the Couch to 5K program.<\/p>\n

(Insert wild applause here!)<\/p>\n

The reason why I am bragging is that I started and stopped and started this program so many times before that I never thought I would make it this far. I figured I would give up and let myself down again.<\/p>\n

There are 3 things that I can think of that helped me get this far.<\/p>\n

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1. I downloaded from iTunes the podcasts from 5K101.com\/Running Mate<\/a>.<\/strong> I started off my journey using a different podcast.\u00a0 It was okay, but she talked to much and I did not like her. I did a little more searching and found these. I really like Todd and his style. The music – it’s “eh.” I don’t really crank my tunes up very loud.<\/p>\n

2. I have made it a priority.<\/strong> I plan my day around my run. I run in the morning. I get up at 4 AM 2-3 days a week to run. If for some reason I need to tweak my schedule – I make it a point to tell my husband that “I need to run at night.”\u00a0 And he’s okay with that. I get over the guilt of leaving the house and I go for a run. Running at night is not ideal for me. There is so much happening at my home during that time – homework, dinner, dishes, bath, reading, cuddle time – but you know what? I am a better person when I run.<\/p>\n

3. I have a partner.<\/strong> I started off running in the morning on my treadmill. I dreaded my runs, but I was worried that I would not be able to figure out how far I should travel away from my house. I was worried about cars and people and really just silly stuff.\u00a0 So one day on a weekend, I asked Henry if he wanted to go for a run. Well, he was hooked.\u00a0 Henry’s the best partner I could have every asked for. He is willing and eager to go – even at 4 in the morning. If it is raining outside, I feel bad not going because he looks at me with these brown eyes. And I feel more comfortable with him.\u00a0 By the way – Henry’s my dog!<\/p>\n

So here I am. Running 3 miles with no fear. I run. I am a runner.<\/p>\n

I am not a 100 pounds. I am not built like a runner. I have asthma.<\/p>\n

But I run anyway. The side effects of running are so worth the effort it takes.<\/p>\n

I signed up for my first 5k! It happens on Saturday!! Sure, I am nervous. (See the “I am not 100 pounds”…line.) But am I proud of myself – you darn right I am! I started and finished something I set out to do. I cleared my mind of the negative thinking and I just did it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(If you can name that movie – points for you!) I just have to brag – I made it to week 8 in the Couch to 5K program. (Insert wild applause here!) The reason why I am bragging is that I started and stopped and started this program so many times before that I never […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":14781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[127,105],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14778"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14788,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions\/14788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}