How I did it: When I was younger I was always sick and had many health problems.  It was hard for me to accept that I couldn't even run a 1/2 mile.  As I got into holistic health and turned around my life, I realized I could probably get into running and get in shape now that I had my asthma and other health problems under control and wasn't suffering from all the side effects of the medicines I stopped taking.  Three years later, after slowly working my way up, I am able to run a 5k in 40 minutes.  Which isn't even a really good time, but I'm so proud of myself from where I started.  My next goals are to get my times down and eventually to run a marathon!

Lessons & tips: Don't give up.  Even if you can't even run around the block to begin with.  You will get there.  Always commit to going a certain distance.  Even if you can't run the whole distance, at least walk the whole thing.  You will get more  of a workout that way and also if you're pressed for time it might inspire you to run further than you think you can to cut down the time!  Also, I do my best running alone.  Even now, I find it hard to run more than a mile with other people because it's hard to find your own pace.  You always want to keep up with your friends and it makes it harder, at least for me. 

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Oct 22, 2008, 02:20PM PDT | 1 comment | 8 cheers