Quote Originally Posted by jesvetmed View Post
My first run of 6 miles in... well about 3 years. Felt okay.. was on trail and the ground was soft, so my calves are singing tonight. But I feel quite a bit of accomplishment! Did 6.1 miles in 60 minutes. OK by me.. I know I'm a slug!
Not picking on you jesvetmed but ya know, I think we should all just put a lid on this "I'm slow" and "I'm a slug" crap. Are you dead last? If you're not, then how do you think the people BEHIND you feel when you talk about how slow YOU are? And if you are dead last, so what? Somebody has to come in last - it's still a finish, and still an accomplishment. Why make it sound like a bad thing?

I've been running for six years now so I can't call myself a beginner, but I'll admit I have a lot to learn and resources are hard to come by. Our local running club's weekly "slow-paced, easy run - suited for beginners" - is 9 minutes per mile. That just kills me - no wonder so many people are hesitant to give running a try. I'd have to train quite a bit and I still couldn't keep up with that.

So I did 4 miles Sunday, have been doing some cross-training on the stairstepper and am planning on doing 3 miles of fartleks tomorrow (yes, the running "f" word). Keep up the good work everyone. You all rock - really!

Deb