I am on W3D2 and REALLY proud of myself. I have never been a runner and have always wanted to be and at 288 pounds I am now able to run 3 minute stretches easily because of C25K and can't wait until Friday to try 5 minutes.
At this point I'm not really sure of my intentions....will I ever enter races? I don't know. My goal is and always has been to be able to run for 30 minutes or longer.
I am really liking my treadmill. I don't feel like people are staring at me, I don't have top worry about wind or heat-it's working for ME.
So I was talking to a few people today who have been outdoor runners most of their lives. Regular 10K athletes. When I brought up the C25K that I am doing they all congratulate me and seemed impressed-until they asked me where I ran and I said my living room.
One of them told me that I had chosen the easy route and would never be a real runner.
Is this a popular conception amongst runners? If I chose to stay mainly indoors does my effort not count?