You will do great! You don’t have to run the whole thing. Sometimes I still take walk breaks on my 5k and there are a lot of people that do the Jeff Galloway method. Which is a mix of walking/running.
@Bunto welcome!! Congrats on day 1 of being sober. Running without a hangover is so much better 
This was a huge mental battle. I wanted to quit so many times but I’m just stubborn. Week 20 of 5k sunday 
I love running in the temps you have. I am not a fan of winter running but I break out the fleece and gloves and sometimes a ski mask
This is yesterday’s run. Been running for 4-5 years now. I do go through lapses of motivation, but always end up pushing on through. Running has definitely been the biggest medicine during my sobriety journey.
Well done 
So I completed my 37th marathon last weekend. Unfortunately I used it as an excuse to break my sober time. I’m now back on day 2 feeling pretty miserable. What benifits I could have taken from the weekend are new mixed with regret and self loathing. I’ll dust myself off and go again.
I’ll look back on the marathon with a more positive frame in time but right now it’s about surviving these few days and try build some sober days.
I sometimes run to the bathroom … y’know, if it’s an emergency. Wait…that’s not what you are talkin’ about…
Planned my route in my head and ran/walked the whole thing.
Ran a solid 20 minutes today! Smartwatch tells me it was 2.8km. Little under 2 months to my 5k run.
That’s great!!!
I have been using free guided runs lately and they are so very helpful. I found them on the runkeeper app. I posted pictures of some of them up above. I am a run/ walker and my mind gets the best of me sometimes. I’ll walk when I don’t really “need” too. On friday I ran for a solid 40 minutes. They are really helping me get past my mental block and it’s nice to have someone telling you that to can do it lol
About 25° F, and an inch of snow are about the best running conditions there are are for me!
I haven’t ran in snow yet. I’m not sure I want to Guess we will see what happens with my 5k sundays. I’m pretty stubborn lol
I wear Gore-Tex shoes with microspikes (Ice Bugs) for snowy conditions. The snow makes the surface soft, the spikes give you grip and keep you upright. Times are slower for the same effort, so it’s a good way to build power and endurance that becomes speed in the Spring.
What brand of running shoes are everybody’s favorites. I’m on my second pair of Saucony’s, but this pair are starting to hurt my feet. I was thinking about switching over to the Adidas runfalcons
My personal favorite are asics. I’ve been using them for years. Everyone is different though. There are tons of people that love brooks but I can’t wear them. I tried them and they hurts my shins and knees so bad and as soon as I switched back to my asics I was good to go.
