Hebrews 12:1b
…let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

I hate running, and yet I run. Well, I don’t know if that’s right, because when I say that I run, it sounds like I have been running, amd currently running, and will continue to run well into the future. So, let me rephrase. I’m starting to run. Yep, that’s better.

The reason I’m starting to run is because I got this crazy idea that it would be fun to run a 5k. The problem with this plan is very simple: I hate running. So there will be no “fun” in the running of anything, whether it’s a 5k or to my neighbor’s yard as I chase their dogs away from the trees in my yard. So, how’s a guy like me supposed to get anything positive out of verse like the one above? Continue reading

So, this morning I finished up the first week of the program I’m following to get me ready for my first ever 5k. It’s a great “ease you in” type program that I found online. The easiest day was the first one, probably because I had no idea what to expect. But, I have done 1/9 of it. Yippee.

Keep checking back for more updates. They will include more whining, but no girl crying like that Mark guy on The Biggest Loser.

Not that I was actually living on it, but I’m now 2 days into a little program I found on the web called The Couch-to-5K Running Plan and I’m still convinced of 2 things:

1. I hate running.
2. I hate quitting more.

So, I’ll continue. Only 8 weeks and a couple days until I’m ready for the 5K!