So, I'm currently training to run the Chicago Shamrock Shuffle, which is an 8K race held in downtown Chicago. This has been my third week of training and I'm amazed how quickly I can get back into running. Don't get me wrong, for the first five minutes that I'm running I want to shoot myself in the face. But, after that first five minutes it feels like my legs are finally awake and I am in the zone.
I'm very new to this running thing. I just started to run this past fall, when I was training for my first 5K race. It took me a while to finally enjoy the act of running, but I began to find that I felt extremely relaxed afterwards. I'm talking that, "I just got a massage and I'm not going to let anything bother me" type of relaxed. Unfortunately, my running got put on the back burner during the busy holiday madness. However, I'm now back on track (no pun intended) and starting to get super excited to run my first 8K race! My goal is try to sign up for as many races I can this spring and summer, so I can keep up this new running lifestyle!
Please write about how one transitions from "I'll run if you point a gun at me" to actually enjoying running. I would love to be one of those people, although I don't care much for them now, as a group of course. I'm jealous because I was never one of those fit people. If the process of becoming a runner, or a lover of the run, is a painful one, I don't think I could manage. Either way, I think you could describe it quite nicely.
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