Running Running Running

HECK YEAH!  I am so excited...  This morning while I was getting ready to go to the gym I decided that I wanted to do something different - to break up the monotony a little bit.  So I grabbed my running shoes and committed to giving it a try on the treadmill.  I did a walk/run for 60 min.  Walked for 5 min. then ran for 5 min. Then I took a long walking interval before the next 5 min. running.  In all, I did two 5 min. intervals and two 10 min. intervals running, and tried to keep it at 5.8-6.0 MPH.  I think I probably covered about 2 miles running!  I am thrilled.  It felt so great. 

The first 5 min. running interval was probably a little too fast - I think I had it at about 6.5 MPH.  But that is a common beginner's mistake according to the literature I have been reading.  My legs felt a little rubbery, almost like they weren't there at all, and it took me a while to get used to the feeling of running on the treadmill (I have walked on the treadmill plenty of times before but I think it is a whole separate balance/coordination to run on it).  But by the end of the 60 min. I felt that I really had the hang of it.  It was great to do something different and now I can challenge myself to go for longer next time...