I FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!!!!

Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last night?  (Was it on in Australia?)  Well, the show started with the contestants being dumped in the middle of the desert and then having to walk/jog/run 1 mile to get to their chosen trainer.  Some of the them struggled even walking the mile.

This gave me a goal for today which was to run one mile non stop.  I have four weeks of working out under my belt and I want to be able to run a 5K so this seemed like a good goal.

I thought I could give this a fair go as:
1 - I had been building up my times
2 - one of the trainers said it is all about controlling your breathing.

One of the things they have been teaching us here is your actual rate of exertion vs your perceived rate of exertion.  I am assuming my running/jogging is a perceived rate as I keep beating my times and I am not hitting my max heart rate which is the strongest indicator.

I got on the treadmill and decided that it would take me about 4 or 5 songs to run the mile.  I covered the time and distance indicators on the machine and just started going.  When I realised I was going to hit the mile (no problem!) I decided to move the goal to 1.5 miles.

I rocked.
I was awesome.
I looked like a track star.  (in my mind)

I did it and I can't wait to try again.  It might not be until Friday because my knee and ankles are throbbing!

Merilyn and Bryan, I don't know how you run those long distances without an ipod.  You are amazing.  I could not have done it without music.  (I know I asked this awhile back, but if you have a fav workout song, send it to me.  Music makes my workout.)

It has become so obvious to me that the things I do not think I can do are all in my mind.
I really can do anything.