Best. Result. Ever.

Did you know I used to run?

I know, hard to believe, looking at me now. 

But 100 pounds ago, I used to run.  And I loved it. 

I never ran any races.  (I mostly walked a 10K once after I had gained a fair amount, and finished thanks only to a great brother-in-law who refused to let me give up.  Thanks, Chris.)  I did it because it made me feel great.  I ran in the snow, in the ice, in the heat, any time I could. 

Then I got fat. 

When I started exercising in January, my final goal was to lose 100 lbs.  But I also want to run again. 

Up until this point I've been scared to try.  I've been worried that my poor knees couldn't support the weight; I've been worried what people would think about all the shaking chub; I've been worried that my heart rate would spike and I wouldn't be able to run more than 10 seconds. 

But today I decided to try.

I realize that the "May Your Way" challenge officially ended yesterday, but I got the best result I could have imagined when I completed Week 1 Day 1 of the Couch to 5K running program.  It's not much: alternating 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes, but it's more than I could have imagined. 

I am so happy and so proud.  A friend asked a while back if I'd be interested in signing up for a Susan G. Komen 5K in September.  I said, "Can I walk?  Cause if I can walk, I'm totally in." 

But now, I don't even need to know if I can walk.  Because I plan to run.  :)  Squeeeee!