For my inquiry project, I am working towards running a 5k. I have no running experience so come with me on my journey to learn how to run long distance.
One thing I have to keep in mind when I am doing this inquiry project is my health. I previously broke my foot in a jumping mishap, and didn’t go to the hospital right away, causing lasting damage to a small part of my foot. Because of this I sometimes struggle with being on my feet too long, especially when running, which is part of the reason I have to take this slow. So far I have not felt terrible pain when on my walks, but I know to balance how much I am pushing myself with how much I can handle. The first week went really well because I know myself and that jumping straight into running would do more harm than good.
For my first week, I started off walking the trail I would be taking to map it out for myself and get a feeling of how I would be going about this. I wanted to make sure I don’t rush myself and loose interest in learning to run distances, so starting at a walk was perfect for me. I didn’t realize until I got home that I only went 4.25 kilometers, but the second day I went out I made sure to go for 5 kilometers. I was able to track my first day with my Apple Watch, but for the rest of the week I had left it behind to charge and was unable to track my walk as well. I went out on three days in the first week, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday, as those are the only days that I have time before work to do anything outside of my house. The first day was spent as a slow walk, the second day I took longer strides to raise my heart rate, and the third day I was closer to speed walking than regular walking. I am working slowly towards my goal, as to not rush and make mistakes.
Overall my first week went great, I spent lots of good time outdoors and felt good about the progress I was making in my journey. Here is the walk I took on the first day mapped out.
