I was in the gym today lifting. There was a lady on the treadmill and she was quite heavy, I'm guessing 200 lbs or so. But, she was running so smoothly that it caught my eye.
I finished up my workout and jumped on the treadmill next to her. I didn't say a word but peeked at her speed and she was cruising around at a comfortable 4.5 mph. But, she looked sooooo comfortable. Well, I've heard FF talk about controlling your speed when running. But, I actually had to see it in action for it to sink in.
So, I walked for the 1st three minutes at 3mph then I kicked it up to 5mph for starters. This felt really slow and almost difficult. So, I kicked it up a bit more to 5.5 mph and it felt great! I had been running at 6mph recently and thought I was doing OK but this felt so much better. I felt like I could run forever. So, I decided I was going to do 5K and I DID IT! I even took into account my walking and didn't count that in. My total time walking plus the 5k running was right at 37:30. Really slow but it's a starting point. I went ahead and cooled down and finished with a total time of 45 minutes. I know 5k is a walk in the park for many of you but it's a great stepping stone for me!!!
I finished up my workout and jumped on the treadmill next to her. I didn't say a word but peeked at her speed and she was cruising around at a comfortable 4.5 mph. But, she looked sooooo comfortable. Well, I've heard FF talk about controlling your speed when running. But, I actually had to see it in action for it to sink in.
So, I walked for the 1st three minutes at 3mph then I kicked it up to 5mph for starters. This felt really slow and almost difficult. So, I kicked it up a bit more to 5.5 mph and it felt great! I had been running at 6mph recently and thought I was doing OK but this felt so much better. I felt like I could run forever. So, I decided I was going to do 5K and I DID IT! I even took into account my walking and didn't count that in. My total time walking plus the 5k running was right at 37:30. Really slow but it's a starting point. I went ahead and cooled down and finished with a total time of 45 minutes. I know 5k is a walk in the park for many of you but it's a great stepping stone for me!!!