So last night was my first night back at First Strides since I got pregnant. It's this great walking/running group in my area for women to help you train for a 5K. Unfortunately, I'm going to miss the 5K because of the cruise we'll be going on with my in-laws, but I'm going to try to find another one to do around the same time.
Anyway, we had our first session last night and it was raining and sleeting so I assumed we would just have the discussion and then go home. But no, we're die hards here so we need to run in the rain unless it's lightening and thundering (forgot about that). So I did it. I didn't want to wimp out. Plus it would mean I would still have to do the workout on my own later in the week and I wanted to get the first one out of the way.
I've always walked as part of the group before and I decided that this is the session where I will transition to running. It was hard, but I did it. I know it's only going to get harder, but I'm determined to stick to it. I want to RUN a 5K for the first time instead of just walking it. Plus, it should force me to keep training and it should help with my weight loss.
On the Snuggle Bug side of it, this will allow her to get used to a day care/babysitting situation. The sessions (and my additional training on my own most likely) are done at our local community center which has a babysitting service. I'm both dreading and looking forward to this. Dreading because I know she's going to hate it the first few times since she's only ever been along with my parents or in-laws without us. Looking forward to it because once she gets used to it it will be so much easier for me to work out (therefore, giving me less excuses to cop out).
First try is this Thursday.....
Good for you! I wish I had a group like this!
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