It’s getting chilly out there, but that’s not stopping me from getting in my runs and building my base to get my butt in shape. The goal of the Learn to Run clinic is to get yourself running for 10 minutes and walking for 1 minute. Repeat that, they say, and you can run a marathon.
I’m not sure about the marathon, but I’m currently at 8 minutes running, 1 minute walking (8 and 1s) and feeling good. I’ve also learned that I like running alone. It’s weird, I know, but I guess I’m a hermit by nature. I just like the silence of me and the road. No conversation, just the gentle thudding of my feet on the pavement as I trot (trudge?) along.
This isn’t very conducive to one of my goals of joining a running clinic, which was getting out and meeting people, but I think I’ll just concentrate on the getting-in-shape goal for now. I’ve been told by my personal running guru that when I start logging the longer runs (ie half marathon lengths) I’ll need the motivation of the group. I have a feeling that she’s right about that (like as she is with most things in life.)
Until then, I’ll continue to run solo and work my way up to that holy grail of 10 minutes, one step at a time.
