Running...Because I Can

Last night I had planned to meet up with a friend at the park to go for a run together. I've never done this before, so I wasn't sure how it would go. Do I bring my ipod? Or do we chat while we run? And CAN I talk while running? I'm usually huffy puffy. Do I stop when she stops and vice versa?

Turns out she brought her dog with her, and he's pretty little. So we ended up walking most of the time. Which was fine, and reminded me how much I enjoy walking. The time went by quickly because we were having such a good time. We ended up walking about 3 miles.

However, after we said goodbye, I was so full of energy and wanting to run so bad! (What? When did I turn into someone that WANTED to run??) So I took off to the local middle school by my house and it was getting dark, so I decided to run one whole lap. I ran .7 of a mile (one lap) in 7 minutes. Not too bad (for a beginner). The best part is that I know that I could have run at least another 2 laps without stopping. 5 laps would have been just over 3 miles, so when I can complete that I know for sure that I can complete a 5K race! Which is my goal!

I am really starting to enjoy this thing they call running. :)