I've finally ran 3 miles!!!

WOW! I'm finally at the point in my training where I can run 3 miles!! I did it for the first time Thursday morning, I actually ran close to 3.5 miles that day!!! It took me 40 mins (I know that's a bad time), but I was so proud of myself. I keep track of my time/miles with an Ap on my cell phone. I didn't even realize I had ran over 3 miles until I got to the end. It used to be that I would constantly check my status on the phone.

This morning I ran a different route than the one I did on Thursday. This one had steeper hills and actually finished with a better time than I did on Thursday!! YAY!!!!! :D Man, I can remember how I was running on the treadmill in the beginning of my training, pushing my hardest to run for 90 straight seconds. Now, I'm running at least 35 mins straight and I feel as though I could go longer! I'm so excited about this and am eager to keep it going.

The best lesson I've learned from running is how important it is to have a positive-self-talk. In other words, you have to really concentrate to combat the negative thoughts that come into your head about how you can't do it and immediately speak encouraging words to yourself. The power of life and death lies in the tongue!