I ran for an hour without stopping. To be honest, I'm not sure this is something I've ever done in my whole life. If I have I was too young to remember it. It felt good to finally accomplish something that to be honest I never thought I would do. I've learned something about myself, that I am capable of far more then I think that I am. I got home from that long run and ate 4 cups of kale cooked in 2 cups of oil free vegetable broth with 1/2 cup white kidney beans. In my experience some of the best meals are the simplest. That I feel awful when I over eat from what I have grown accustomed to eating, and that I can't eat out very often without paying dearly for it.
Whole foods, plant based, oil free diet is where it is at for health, vitality and and endurance. I won't go back to eating the crap I was eating before. I just feel better now. I'm happier, and have way less stomach issues. For those that can eat whatever they want, they are cursed. I was forced into a healthy diet and if given a choice would choose this way of life hands down over anything out there. Sad that most people will never know how good living can feel.
So for my next running goal it is going to be to increase my speed while maintaining the duration of my runs... or decreasing the duration by 15mins while increasing the speed and then building back up to running for an hour. After that who knows, maybe I'll run for longer and longer and then maybe one day run in a race. I'm just excited and happy I've made it this far.
