I was nervous and excited to go on a run with Hanna at lunchtime. Mostly nervous because #1 I was wearing shorts in front of the staff. I haven’t worn shorts in 8 years because my legs have lost their girth and seem to have developed a nice cushy spot around my knees that looks like Yorkshire pudding puffs.
I wasn’t sure if she would want to slow down her run as I have been running for 5 mins and walking for 2mins, haven’t felt that comfortable running consistently at all. Didn’t want to push myself too hard because I usually push myself way too hard and get injured. That’s the last thing I want is to get on track and end up with an injury. So I changed, got brave, walked around in my 42K split shorts.
If I’m going to go out in public in shorts I might as well go for gold and wear split shorts that are super short. Face my demons head on!
Off we went. Right off the bat Hanna said that we were not going to walk run and my heart sunk. I panicked. Then she said that it’s better if we go at a super slow pace consistently rather than stopping and starting to see how I was feeling. I was so nervous and then we started. I kept saying, “If I feel like I’m hurt we will stop right?” and she reassured me that I could do it. She had faith in me and knew that I had been exercising for a few weeks now and could do a 4K lap around the Cambie bridge. 4K???? ARE YOU KIDDING? I started sweating.
The run down the hill was a rough start but not painful. She supported me the whole way and talked about her experiences running while she was at school and running with others. She was so positive, so optimistic, so encouraging there was no way I could stop! We got to Science World and she distracted me, “look at the scenery, Vancouver is gorgeous! Look a seal in the water! We live in a great place!” and told me we were almost at the ½ way mark. HALF WAY???? That means I just ran 2K are you kidding????!!!! If I can go half way then I’ve already done more than I have in years. I was working on my breath and she coached me the entire time.
We made it half way, we made it to the end! I really could not have done it without her support. She was so inspirational, so supportive. I wouldn’t have pushed myself or believed in myself if Hanna wasn’t there by my side to show me that I could do it. I can’t wait to run with her again!
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