I've been feeling a little discouraged lately. My blood pressure has been high, and I've had to add a new medication to try to get it back under control. I had been hoping that all this healthy eating and exercise would help me to reduce the number of meds, and instead I'm increasing them. Very frustrating.
I've also been feeling like I'm not progressing on the running fast enough. I can still only run consistently for about 2 minutes. On a good day, I might get in one 3-4 minute run, but after walking a bit, I can't do that again. With 2 minute runs, I can repeat it a few times. My dad (a fitness instructor and my greatest cheerleader!) reminds me that I'm in it for the long haul. I don't have to run an entire 5k TOMORROW! I just want to do it EVENTUALLY. Still, I thought I would progress faster than I have.
I have another 5k coming up on 10/26. This is the Zach Tucker Memorial race, and I believe this one will include some running on trails. It's also beginning to be cooler in the early mornings, so hopefully that will be conducive to a good race time. I'm still just trying to finish one in under 40 minutes. My dad will be running this one with me, and I fully expect his time to blow mine away!
Keep moving friends!
Cheryl
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