5:30am.

76 degrees (on May 30 I know! I’m loving it!).

Distance accoring to training schedule: 2 miles.

For the first time ever in my life, I ran an entire mile without stopping. Not only did I run a mile without stopping, I did it in under ten minutes. 9 minutes, 53 seconds to be exact. I only did that for the first mile, the second mile was back to the combo run/walk. I’m following the rule that if I’m breathing heavy, I’m working too hard. I didn’t start breathing too hard until mile 2.

And you know what? I liked it.

Running Buddy asked me the other day if I’d felt the Runner’s High yet - that rush of endorphins you get while running. I don’t think I have, because I still felt like I was struggling the entire time. What I did feel was a sense of accomplishment and that kicked ass. I never in my life thought I would run an entire mile. And here I was, doing it with a bunch of strangers and it felt awesome! I wanted to cry I was so happy. Here I am, 5′2″ tall, 165lbs and I just ran an entire mile! I RAN A MILE! I’m still pretty thrilled.

Climbing into my car after the run today, I actually felt like I can do this. I’ve been using that phrase as a way to convince myself that I’m not entirely insane for taking this on. At 6:30am when I was driving away from the park, that was the first time I knew I could. My body told me I could. My mind agreed. I will do this.

I have a fundraising update for later today. For now I have to go get ready to learn how to dance like I’m a Bollywood star. Bollywood Babes, here I come!