Finished my first 5k! 37:51
This July 4th is the 2-year anniversary of me not eating any processed sugar, and in that time I’ve dropped 70lbs and gained a new love for eating well and exercising. I’m still a little over 250lbs. so I’ve got a ways to go, but I decided in January that I wanted to start training to run a 5k.
Before that, my peak physical fitness was in 2019 when I - one time - was able to jog for 20 minutes without stopping. I matched that when I did W5D3 at the start of June, and now a month later I’ve gotten up to 37 minutes straight on the treadmill. I’ve also separately been keeping up with strength training, so I’m without question in the best physical shape of my life right now. Which culminated in the race today!
I hadn’t done much running outside, and it was horrendously hot and humid, so I figured I’d need a couple walking breaks. Considering that, I was hoping for a finishing time in the neighborhood of 45mins, but honestly I’d have been happy getting sub-1 hour. But hot damn, 37:51 was WAY better than I was expecting. The run itself SUCKED, I did need those walking breaks, and by the end I was drowning in a pool of my own sweat, but I’m so happy and proud of myself for getting it done.
Not sure what the next goal is right now, but getting to the point where I can run the whole thing without stopping seems like the obvious next step, then maybe trying to improve my time or give a 10k a shot. Very excited to try.