In order to understand what I am about to do, you must first understand a few things about me:
1. I have never EVER in my life jogged, skipped, shuffled, or run one mile without stopping.
2. I have never in my life done any form of cardiovascular exercise, aside from softball in the 4th grade.
Why? I have asthma, and I have let it hold me back. I could give you a bunch of excuses as to why my asthma has held me back, but let's be adults here. I have LET it hold me back. Asthma is not a person; therefore it cannot be blamed. Sure, it can contribute to my failures, but it is not wholly to blame. I am.
So what am I about to do? I am going to take a journey, as an asthmatic, from Couch Potato to 5K. I ran across this a while back and thought it would be fun to try, and what better place to start than a couch potato - it could very well be equivalent to an asthmatic, right?
The truth is, I want to do something a lot of people, including myself, would never expect me to be able to do, just so I can say I did it. I have actually already started this program and am in week 4. I was thinking yesterday while on the treadmill that I should blog my experiences and what I have learned so far. It has been an amazing journey to this point and I know it will only get better.
I don't know if this will be interesting for other people to read, but at least it's a kind of diary for me to track my experiences and feelings throughout this process that I feel will be life-changing. I will not let myself down and am looking forward to the finish line!
For those of you who want to "see" the transformation, I will attach a picture of me closest to the time I started the Couch Potato to 5K program near the end of January 2010. I will post a link to the actual website's program on each post so readers can check it out if they choose to do so.
Here we go!!
YAY YOU!! Today amy invited me to join you guys training and preparing for the relay in vegas. I all too quickly used my asthma as a cop out. I do it all the time, it's just habit. She told me that you have asthma too, but i held firm on my NO. Then minutes after hanging up the phone I realized what I was doing. I was letting it take me over. Your post was exactly how i felt this morning. I watch BL and those people have asthma, diabetes and a world of other complications yet they are all able to overcome it. I immediately called amy back, I won't be able to meet you guys tonight and likely won't do the run in vegas, BUT I am going to take charge of my own life too. I'm glad you are doing this because you will be my inspiration!
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