First Training Week!

Our first week of training is in the books! This first week is actually pretty easy for us as we only ran 3 days. We have been running on our own 3-6 miles periodically, so this first week didn't seem very challenging to most of us. We ran 3 miles on Thursday, Friday off, 3 miles on Saturday and 4 miles on Sunday. The runs this week were pretty uneventful as far as the run themselves go. We are just working on consistently putting miles on our legs. The best part this week was seeing all the new people to join the group runs.

Our first day training we were joined by a big group of about 19 runners. It was awesome! We have some new faces joining us this training go round and it's always great to see new people wanting to get out and move! One thing that might hinder others to start running is the feeling that you aren't at the same level/age/ability as the others. There are many different abilities and ages of runners on our group runs. We have the speed demons aka Tracy, those of us that make up the middle, some joggers and then we have people that are using a run/walk strategy. The point is that if you're reading this and are inspired or thinking about joining a group run - JUST DO IT! We all started by taking that first step and that's the hardest part! Finding it in yourself to just get out that one time and do it. If you have two legs that work, you have the ability to run. Get your mind set, put your shoes on and get out the door.

The one thing that is so great about this group of people is how encouraging and positive everyone is. If you're the first or the last, you will have a feeling of encouragement by everyone! Being mentally positive is so important in running and when others around you help you feel positive, that's even better. If you tell yourself you can't, then more than likely your legs will agree with you. But if you tell your tired legs, "Hey, I think we can do this today" then those tired legs will follow you. Our minds are that powerful! Our ongoing theme for us is the motto "run for those who can't". Think of those people out there who only wish they could do what we are doing: slow, fast, crawling or whatever you choose to do. That is inspiring in itself.

Next week, we will be increasing our total mileage and running 5 days with 4 of those days in a row. This will be new for us and we'll see how our bodies hold up. We will run Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. See you out on the roads!

Alison, JB, Mitzi, Lisa and Stormie

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