Trials of being fat

So, this past weekend I decided that it would be a splendid idea to try to prepare to run a 5k.  I will be honest, the only reason I want to do this 5k is so that I can run through Lambeau Field, the Holy Grail of football!  The Packers 5k may be the only one that I do because, well, I'm fat and running just doesn't agree with me.

Let me explain.  I read a blog that said beginning runners (that would be me) should start out running 1 mile three times a week, so I tried running a mile on Monday.  I could hear my shoes screaming and screeching in anguish, the pavement was making low pitched moans and my body was crying "What are you doing to me?"I was only able to run about half of it, but I made it without dying!  That in itself is an accomplishment.  I did go ahead and ride my bike a little bit after the run and then I wen't on a family bike ride on Tuesday.  So, today after school, I tried day 2.  What a disaster that was.  Not only do I get rejected by family and friends because I'm fat, my own body is rejecting me.  My shins felt like they were going to pop off my legs and made it very difficult to run and even if I tried to push through that my quads started tightening up and making it even more painful, so I walked most of it today.  What was I ever thinking when I started this?  That 5k distance seems lightyears away.  I will take my meds to relieve the pain and try again tomorrow.

I want to do this!  I want to run around the hallowed field in Lambeau!  Maybe someone who reads this can give me pointers and I would be open to them.  Just post comments here on my blog.