I’m not a runner. I’m not terribly unfit; I walk A LOT and used to go to the gym before although I’m not sure I worked myself very hard.
My life in general, my mindset, emotional and physical health has all become a bit stale and I want to change things up again; feel better about myself and proud and set myself a challenge I guess.
September seems like a good time as it feels like the start of something new and I’ve given myself the end of the year as my end point.
I’d like to start running - partly because I want to lose weight; could do with losing a good two stone. But more because I want to become more disciplined and gain a sense of achievement and balance which I think it might help with.
I’ve decided ti try and run every day from now until the end of the year. Not for very long and at a very slow pace. Yesterday I ran for 16 mins very slowly and then walked for 3 and then ran for another 5. I know there will be some days I won’t be able to run but if I can run every day, even if only for ten minutes, I’m excited to see what changes it might bring.
and I guess this thread is way of keeping me encouraged and also accountable.
I’ve really had a rough couple of years and feeling very low and I want to get back to finding out who I am and feeling a sense of contentment. I think this might help me.