Today was a real milestone for me - I ran a 5K and completed it in good time with no problems.

Sure, many people may see a 5K as not that big a deal. It’s certainly not the longest race in the world. It’s considered a “Fun Run” - not real strenuous and something that a lot of people can do regardless of their fitness level.

But it was still a milestone for me because last year when I ran this race, I walked at least half of it. The course is hilly, with two rather steep hills, and last year, they killed me. Mike and I had been training a little bit using the Couch Potato to 5K program, but we were sporadic in our training and never really finished it before the race. So on race day,  I was sucking wind, badly. I was glad when it was over and it simply confirmed my feelings that I really don’t like to run.

Fast forward a year. We have now completed Power 90, Power 90 Masters Series, and ChaLEAN Extreme. Mike is starting P90X and I’m working through my second round of ChaLEAN. Have we been training as far as running is concerned? Not really. We’ve tried to get out at least once a week, if time and the weather permitted. Sometimes it did, sometimes it didn’t. But when we did get out and run for the first time, we were able to run 3 miles without stopping. That was amazing to me! With no extra training, only the fitness we’ve obtained using the Beachbody programs, we were in good enough shape to run a 5K.

Today, Mike and I finished at 27:52, a few minutes ahead of the 10 minute mile pace we had set for ourselves. We made it in good form, with lots of energy, and I even came in third for women in my age group! How cool is that! So yeah, it’s a milestone, and I’m thrilled with what we’ve accomplished so far.

Next on the agenda? A 10K. I’ll let you know how it goes!

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