If you know me, you'd probably think this post was about my crazy schedule...especially in December.  I'm not gonna lie, December is a crazy month, but that's not why I'm running.  I'm actually, literally and unbelievably running.

I started a program called Couch to 5K or C25K.   Just like it's name states, it's designed to get your butt from the couch to running a 5K in just nine weeks.  The program takes about 30 minutes three times a day and cycles you through walking and running.  The first day I walked 90 seconds and ran 60 seconds. In baby steps it builds my endurance so that eventually I can run for 30 minutes at a time.  

When I started this just over a month ago, I could barely run the 60 seconds.  Last night I ran week 2 day 2 and I ran 3 minutes, walked 90 seconds, ran 5 minutes walked 2 minutes and repeated.  I was H.A.R.D. but I did it. Every time I finish I get such a great feeling of accomplishment. Completely contrary to what I thought would happen to my body; I feel so much better.  My fibromyalgia feels better; I hardly have sore muscles in the morning. I think this has a lot to do with the baby step part of the program.  My whole body is ready for a little bit more every week.

I could never do this without music.  I use an iphone app to tell me when to walk and when to run and my ipod playlist runs in the background.  I only run to Christian music and I've found that when the running gets hard, when I don't know if I can get to the end of the 5 minutes, it's always a song that is pushing me through, reminding me that God is with me and I am OK.  It's quite amazing actually. I can't breathe, I'm running through a song and I still lift my hands in praise.  If you ask me how I do it, that's how. It's a time of prayer and praise for me and I've come to love this time with God so very much. I'm pushing myself, but not by myself.  It's awesome and amazing.

I'm so glad I tried this. I can't wait until I can run a 5k, just so I can prove that I can do it.  Once I can, I want to go back to Haiti.  The days of my physical body being a hindrance to what God is calling me to do are over.