My Journey To Become A Runner 🏃‍♀️

It's not been easy and it still isn't as I don' t feel like a runner yet but I'm giving it my all. I try and go out running 3 or 4 times a week, running anything from 5k to 21k but it hasn't always been like that!

When I started out back in 2015 I was struggling to run a mile, as you can see from the picture above. I wasn't really enjoying it but was pretty determined to do it. It wasn't that I was unfit as I'd always gone to the gym and fitness classes like Zumba. Running is a mental sport, it is a battle between your legs telling you that you need to stop and your brain telling you that you can do it.

I love this quote as it's so true

After posting my runs on Facebook and complaining how hard it was a friend suggested I try the couch to 5k app. I was very optimistic but I downloaded it onto my phone and set out for 8 weeks of training so I could run 5k without walking. That's some achievement! 😀

The picture above shows how the next few weeks went, as you can see it worked, I was running 5k (3.1 miles) all be it very slow!

So this is how it all started, if you want to know how it continued then follow me, upvote and resteem to see my future posts.

Happy reading peeps 🖤