10K

A few weeks ago I starter running again, I had not ran since I moved here from Juárez. Before, the best I was able to run was like 4 Km, in 3 or 4 sessions with a few minutes of resting in between. Back then I felt that I had hit a wall that I wasn't passing, I got stuck at that, but since I only wanted to run back then I was ok with it, I thought that with time rather than increasing the length I could lower the time, for a few months I barely made any progress, and then I moved here.

When I got here I wasn't comfortable with going to out to run so I started to jump a rope, it was good exercise, but frustrating at time. When I moved to my current place I wanted to start running again, but for a few months I wasn't able for many reasons, so I continued with the rope.

While it is a good exercise, I felt that I was missing something, so one Sunday I just went out to run to the park. I don't know how much I ran that time, but I felt that it wasn't much, at best it was like 12 or 15 minutes, not more, although it could be less. I felt so good after doing it, tired, breathless, sweaty and full of energy.

For the next weeks I tried to go out after work some days and the other continue with the rope, then was one day that I was just unable to jump the rope, I was hitting myself and got frustrated, so I just said fuck it, went to run and since then I have been only running. In the end I feel better after running, even if I feel all achy, lol.

Every Sunday I have been trying to run more than I did last week, I started with 3 Km without stopping since I was running that but in two sessions.

Next week I was going to try 4 but I was able to run 5, next week I was going for 6, but got 7, after that I was going to try 7 again but a little less time, got 8, and this week I wanted to do 9 within an hour, but I felt that I could go for more, so I went to 10, I feel that I could have ran a little more, but I don't wan't to injure myself, and I already accomplished one of my goals for this year, now I just want to get to a 10k marathon and finish it and do it in less time.

This time I did 1 hour with 10 minutes, so by the end of the year I want to see if I can do it at least in an hour, but I know that reducing 10 whole minutes will be hard, but I'll still try to do it.

I felt very happy because of this, a year ago this was only a long term goal that I had, now it is a reality, and obviously I wanted to give myself something special because of my accomplishment, probably by myself a coke and some chips, but then I thought that that would be better for when I run in a marathon and finish it, even if it's the same distance.

So this was my epic loot today