So I have been inspired by a friend of mine to challenge myself more. My Week 4 Mini Milestone was to run 5km in under 45min, my PB was 46.35. So I wanted to beat that, if I could beat that I know Im heading in the right direction.I had a hectic day today, I got to work early my plan was to start at 6.30am, work through lunch and then leave at 3pm so I could go and do my mini milestone challenge, then go and get my tan for my work Christmas party at 4.30, I was all set, everything was going to plan, I finished all my work, I got changed and walked over to the gym, there was no way I was going to do this in the heat of outside, I needed aircon. I will also do this challenge again at my next 5k Parkrun event after the Christmas season.
I started running I felt good, I covered up the machine so I wasnt 'clock watching' the whole time, but checked every so often, when I did check I got the SHOCK on my life, my first 1km took me 11.25 to complete, I was taken aback, How can I run on 8km a hour and it take me 11.25mins? I was devastated there way no way that I could do this if the first 1km took me 11.25mins, I didnt get it, I was nearly going to just walk and do it another day, when I realised thats what old Ange would do, what if new Ange tried her best to get to the 5km... I also noticed that the grade was up to 2 so the first km I was running up hill, once I lowered it down my next km wasnt to bad, I was looking good, I just kept running, I got to the 3km mark and I was starting to shake, my body is still 109.8kg so theres still A LOT of pressure on my knees and joints ( I have to get my knee drained on a yearly basis as the pressure builds up, I have had a couple of knee surgeries in my life and running probably isnt the best for them, but when it starts to hurt I walk ( I walk at +6km) so for someone with short legs this is fast. ha ha....
I was up to 30mins and I had two kms to go, I would have to have a miracle occur for me to be able to finish this off, I flash backed to my first km and the 11.25 and started to sink into negative alley... But then Fighter by Xtina came on my Ipod and I dont know what came over me but I ran, I pumped up the tready to 9km and I let the music take me.
I was running at 9km hr my little short legs were pumping so fast, I thought I was going to slip off the back at some times, when the song finish I looked down and I was 4km and the time was 38mins I had 6 mins to finish this last km, after the 9km running my legs were shot, I was already shaking, but its only 1km Angela, you can do this, give it EVERYTHING you have and you know what I did, I looked up and focused on the BODY PUMP poster
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| This WILL be me one day.. |
(on a side note the chick in that photo has the best body, its toned, not to skinny but great definition I was lost in that photo when Ilooked down I was at 4.9km and the time was 43.42, I was going to do this, I was nearly there, 100m to go I was on fire... as it ticked over to 5km and I read the time of 44.31 I actually through my hands in the air and screamed YES!!!! I was so stoked, that I had kept going and actually beat my time with seconds to spare, let me just repeat that.
I JUST DID 5KM IN 44.31 Minutes....
My old PB was 46.35 - I am right now Smiley McSmileson from Smilesville, Smileseana..
This program is making me jump leaps and bounds ahead and I am enjoying this awesome ride. I'm happier, healthier, fitter, did I mention happier, I'm thinner, I'm lighter, I'm smiling more, I love life and I love my body. Yes you heard me correctly I LOVE MY BODY!! I love that it keeps me going, I love that it spurs me on, I love that when I'm tired my iPod even loves me and gives me a song that will know I need to keep me going...
Today 6/12 I achieved my Week 4 Mini Milestone (and its not even Week 4 yet) bring on the rest of my life, I cant wait....
One last jump in the air of excitement...
xoxoxoxox
High-fives from me too. I can't even run 5km at all so you are leagues ahead of me to be smashing PBs already. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Hun, I really surprised myself, my knees are caining now though ha ha, but it was worth it :)... You can do it, slowly does it, I've been doing fun runs for a while but never run all the way, it takes time, at finale you will have run 5km without stopping and feel like queen of the world as well, you can do it, trust me it's in you ;)
ReplyDeleteHUGE high fives from me too! That's brilliant, and I love the positive atmosphere at your gym where a group of complete strangers congratulates you, that's awesome!
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