Your Walk/Run is Looking Closer to a Run

You Are Now Half - Way There!

I will today be able to get back into my run/walk program...My Dad is going to be OK and is going to survive! He is still in the hospital, he is out of critical care and moved to acute care. It is and was a scary process to go through. Now I can focus on me.

I will move myself back a week to do things right and prevent injuries. So those of you that moved back a week...I'm with you!

If you started this program 3 weeks ago, then you should be almost finished your 3rd week! You are getting there and getting closer to being a runner! The first couple of weeks you had lots of questions! So any questions or concerns...I'm here to answer yours ?

Since we are at the half - way part of the program, I'd like to go back and review past posts.

First of all though...I want to commend all of you for joining this program and keeping with it. Those of you that are at the half - way point, congratulations! This is the pivotal part of the program. You dipped your toe in the great "Running My Space River" and now you're half - way across. It makes more sense to go all the way, then turn back. Right?! Your accomplishments in the end are going to be great.

*Sadly this is the time that most people quit, please don't you be one of them.

Just Keep Going....

This is what we can look back on...

Pre-Week

This is the week you 'thought' about starting to 'run'. You learned when to do stretches and practiced them. You became aware of your body, so that you know what changes will take place once you are well into the program. You started planning your available time for the program and you started a small journal to track runs. I gave you an overview of what to expect on the first day. You learned tips on the healthiest ways to eat all the time. We also talked about The 400kmPlus Challenge and the gadgets you can use to track your running. Last, we talked about how important it was to get a medical, before you started running.

Week One

This is the week you started the program. Lots of people had good feelings and couldn't wait to start! Some were a little scared that they wouldn't be able to do this. Others thought it was too easy. But, you persevered and after the week was over I got lots of e-mail saying that you loved it! We talked about this being a long term goal and how to get across that river. (Which is the first 6 weeks.) We talked about the good fitness habit that you are learning. We learned why and posture is important. We experienced sore leg muscles and stiffness. We talked about how to stay motivated. We found a cool tracking that implemented the Nike + Ipod into the 400kmPlus Challenge.

Week Two
We discussed more about sore muscles and how to relieve the pain and what to do about it. I gave you an interesting article on how to handle stress and burn-out while you are doing a sport's program and how to remedy this. (Rest or slowing down) We talked about how important it is to plan your runs by using a journal.

Week Three We talked about if you missed a work - out session, how not to be hard on yourself. We also talked about goals and promises to yourself.

*So now is the time to look ahead and enjoy yourself! You are doing terrific, because you are half - way there! You do deserve a medal for going this far, because you are going through the hardest steps now. Go look at yourself in the mirror and give yourself vain recognition.

Do you want to boost your health? When you eat your meals make sure that they consist of three colours of a vegetable or fruit. Example: Red, blue, green, yellow and orange.


I'll let you in on 'Why?' --- Next Post!