baby w00t!

[ksmith]

Did the treadmill tonight, and...*drumroll*...ran my first mile EVAH!

Ok, it was a stinky, piss-poor, 15-minute fast walk/slow jog. But it's my first full mile ever and I jogged the entire time and so there.

Bracketed it with 20 or so minutes of walking on either side.

Pleased.

Comments

[naomikritzer]

Congratulations!

I ran a mile for the first time a little over a year ago. I was so, so pleased with myself.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I hope my knees don't wimp out on me, and I can keep it up. I'd love to improve.

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

Good for you! Now you have a nice benchmark to work from.

Good luck with the knees...I know the fastest way to make mine complain is to push the pace over 4 mph and keep it there.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I just sprang for some good Saucony running shoes. They seem to provide a lot of shock absorption.

I'm actually more concerned about my feet than my knees, but I'm hoping that if I work up to this slowly, they won't notice.

One of the things I hate about middle age--when did all this machinery start to wear out?

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

I messed my knees up at the quarter century mark. So far, moderate exercise is what works the best at keeping stuff in good working order. Not that I always exercise moderately.

Good shoes and staying in good condition help.