July 9, 2009
Walk don't run
Posted by Ryan
As my wife and I were looking over the niceSERVE projects to sign up for, we had the brilliant idea of running a 5k to benefit Children of the Nations.
Let me say that raising money for Children of the Nations is a very good idea. Besides, didn’t Isaac say something back in January about this being the year of fitness? I should also say that running a 5k is not a great idea. At least it feels that way right now.
Apparently, if you haven’t been running in the last 7 years, you should give yourself more than 2 weeks to train for a 5k. Shocking, I know. As it turns out, a lot of good things take more than 2 weeks to develop. Having the patience to wait can be quite challenging. Getting up in the morning to run when you just did it yesterday and you don’t feel the least bit healthier for it often seems like a waste of good time and energy. But if the groundwork isn’t laid, the results will never come.
So this weekend, I’m going to find out how long it takes to walk 5 kilometers, because that’s further along than I was 2 weeks ago.
