I ran a few times last year. I ran a few times the year before. I did nothing consistently. I decided to set a goal to run at least 1 mile a day for the month of January. I wanted to make sure that the goal was achievable and that it would be challenging. I got a promotion in 2017 and with that promotion came overnight hours. I have been struggling with sleep issues and was spending a lot of time in bed or lounging on the couch. Setting a goal to run daily was also a good way to get me up and out of the house every single day.
The beginning was a little rocky and a struggle. There were a few days initially where I was a little under the weather or just did not feel like getting out of my bed. I made a choice to go anyway. I bargained with myself and said "it's only one mile...". The idea of one mile made it so much easier to make it to the gym. The first few runs were hard but eventually that mile got easy and I started running for time. The short runs were 15 minutes. My longest run was 40 minutes. I also incorporated weights into my workouts. How could I go to the gym without a full body workout? There were some days that I only ran a mile because I had to get that mile in before work and that was all I had time for. On my days off, I was able to devote at least an hour for working out. I ran at least 1 mile every single day for the month of January on a treadmill. I ran a total of 56.22 miles. I have had to edit a lot of runs. I seem to take short steps when I'm running and they register as much faster runs than I am capable of. NikePlus thinks super highly of my running but unfortunately they're just not accurate.
I noticed some changes after the 31 days of running. I lost about 5 pounds. I lost most of the extra weight I've been carrying in my stomach. I am back in my old bra size. THANK GOD!!! I also feel so much stronger. I am able to run for about 40 minutes straight now.
I am going to run 1 mile a day for February as well. My goal for my longest run is 60 minutes. So I think I'm baaaaaack now!!!
