Now what?

After running the 5k, I felt on top of the world. Exhausted and sore, but on top of the world.

Now that my reason for running was complete, what was I supposed to do next?

I took a little over a week off of running completely. My body was tired and, quite frankly, I still despised running and now didn’t feel compelled to do so on a regular basis, so I didn’t.

For the next two months I ran when I felt like it. Normally, that was one to three times a week at the distance of a mile. Even though it still wasn’t easy for me like it is for many people, it wasn’t grueling like the 5k, so I managed to work it into my workout routine each week.

I didn’t really push myself to do anything crazy, I just stayed comfortably in the 1-2 mile range and the 9-10 minute mile pace. I also should mention that by this point I had lost somewhere around 30 pounds since I began the whole running thing. I could feel that my body was slowly adjusting to my changed lifestyle and that I was managing to get back in shape slowly as well.

But what now? I realized I need to be working towards a goal in my fitness routine, otherwise I get lazy and don’t keep myself accountable. This is not a good thing!!