My Journey With Weight Loss – I Ran 8 Friggin’ KM’s

Yesterday I was doing a 5 km run along the promenade and saw something awesome. I live in such a beautiful part of our province and often I see bald eagles in the trees just watching what us silly humans are doing. But yesterday as I was running I look down at the beach and there was this beautiful eagle standing at the edge of the water looking at the ocean. Seriously, it took my breath away.

Yesterday, following my coach’s training plan, I ran 5 km. That wasn’t a big deal as I have done it a couple times before. But today was the big one, 8 km (for my American friends that is 5 miles). Coach had told me to try it but if it was too much I was to take a couple walking breaks. Nope, ran all 8 km without stopping. I admit the final phase of this was a bit tough because where I live there is no way to get back from the beach without running up a hill but I just talked myself into the fact that this would be the hardest part and that it was only 7 more blocks to go.

When I was done I was amazed at what I had accomplished. 6 months ago I was doing 30 second running intervals, today it was 1 1/2 hours (yes, still slow but that is ok). I thought wow, 55 year old woman decides that for the first time in her life she is going to run and look what happened. Days like today I decide it is just right to be proud, down 102 lbs and now so close to my running a 10 km goal that I can taste it.

This formerly short, fat chick (now short skinny chick) has come a long way. I am just going to keep doing this, traveling a journey that will keep me healthy and strong.