My first 5km!

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If not, here you go...

5km! 

I finally ran 5km. Back in early September, my brother in-law and myself were supposed to run a 5k race. Then the snowstorm hit (yes you read that right...snow). Anyways, due to a shit ton of trees being broken and making the path unsafe, they cancelled it. Well postponed it. Until October 19th.

Anyways, ever since Sept 13th when the race was supposed to happen, I haven't ran. And even before that while I was training I never actually ran 5km, always expecting my race to be the first. 

That all changed yesterday, when  after a half ass run on Wednesday, I decided I really needed to get back on the 'training bus'. 

I wasn't even planning on 5km, in my head I just was going to run 20 minutes, if that.

Then I started running, and it felt great. 5, 10, 15 minutes in. Then a quick, maybe 30 second walk- mainly because I despised the song that was playing and had to get the phone out of my sports bra (classy..I know). Then I kept going. My mental distance goals kept getting surpassed. Then finally I heard 35 minutes, 4.69km. Yes! I knew I was going to make it.

The best part was at the end of my normal route, I felt like I could keep going- at least until the lady said "40 minutes". I didn't. ( I mean, lets not ask for to much now.) Instead I pulled out my phone and saw..... 5.15km!

I DID IT!

I was so happy when I checked my runkeeper app and it said  38 minutes! So stoked. 

Then I had to walk up the very steep hill to my house to get water......

(I have to thank my  music for carrying me though... usually I listen to like poppy dance music running, but I switched it over to some rock, and well it helped distract me a lot more!)

Running Rant

I get it. Running is great. Running is awesome. Its therapy. Its the best way to lose weight fast. blah blah fucken blah. The propaganda is everywhere!

well fuuuuck....

 

I just don't like it. I try, I really do.  I mean, I see brontos running and they seem to not be struggling, so why can't I? And I mean my hubs didn't run for 14 years and ran 14km one day, just because. (this really pissed me off in a jealous way--- love you!). Maybe this is why I can't stand running, because everyone else makes it look so easy and then...theres me...

I try all the time to go on the treadmill and try and bust out 20 minutes, but after 5 minutes I am 1 of 3 things.

 

1) Bored out of my freakin' mind

2) dying because my shins are deciding to murder me.

3) Wondering when I can stop and call it a 'good' calorie burn

Then I try every once in a while to run outside. But I swear, after like a block the same 3 thoughts are entering my mind. Plus I'm pissed off that my dogs are so freakin' stupid that they can't figure out how to run on a leash.  (and yes, I know people are going to say- run without your dogs, but here is my rebuttal for that...why would I run for an hour, 20, 5 minutes only to have to go back home to walk my stupid gremlins)

In conclusion:

Not everyone is a runner.

 

and I really want to be, but it just ain't gonna happen.

 

 

So what are some other good cardio activities that doesn't involve running?