For the past three months we've worked on getting healthy by building a firm running foundation. Starting out slow, we laid the appropriate groundwork week by week for you now to be running 45 minutes at a time, hopefully injury free. We started out with 10 minute runs and slowly increased. Those first couple of weeks, although light on effort, were critical. Creating a solid running foundation by increasing the duration of your run in small incremental steps, gave you achievable goals to reach each week, and kept you motivated. We didn't go for a quick solution, like the first little pig, who quickly threw together a flimsy house made out of straw. Sure, you could have tried six miles on your first run and hobbled across the finish line, swearing you'd never run another step. Instead, we've followed wise pig number three, and took a longer approach, but built something to last.
Increasing gradually was crucial. Since you've stuck to the plan, you're almost ready for that 6 mile race. That's 24 laps in a row around a regulation track--24!!! When you first started this journey I'm sure many of you thought running 6 miles would never be on your list of life accomplishments, but you're nearly there. You're going to make it. In the past three months the amount of muscle you've toned and cardiovascular efficiency you've developed day after day, is just about enough to carry you over six miles of ground, with ease. You've built your house out of brick and are ready for the finishing touches. Once that roof is on, there's not a wolf in the world that could blow your house down.
Keep plugging away. With each stride, you're getting closer to your goal. Lay those bricks one by one--keep stacking them higher and higher.
LACE UP and don't worry about the big bad wolf. He's just full of hot air!
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