I had a love-hate relationship early in my journey with the 10K Runner iPhone App
. On the one hand, I loved accomplishing something – even if I struggled with the program. It helped boost my confidence and made me look forward to the next challenge.
On the other hand, I hated that the progression in the app seemed so steep. I often struggled to finish a run and thought, “Is this thing crazy? How am I going to run an extra three minutes next time!” The program pushed me to my limit, and demanded even more the next time out.
Each time I load up the app and go for a run, I somehow manage to pull it off. While the progression seems aggressive on the surface, it works beautifully in practice. This week I ran for a solid 20 minutes straight. I didn’t think this was possible a month ago and I’m very proud of my accomplishment.
I did have a little shoelace mishap and, in my demented mind, stopping to retie it broke the chain and meant failure. Not to worry, though; I got to re-run it the very next time I went to the park.