- Look how insanely red I am.
- Guess who doesn't wanna run today?
- I am covered in sweat.
(upbeat music)
- When it comes to my current workout regimen,
I mostly do like,
at home workouts that you find on YouTube for free.
- I would say running is my cardio of choice,
and I do sometimes run, but I haven't done it nearly enough.
- Usually midday or early evening,
I'll try to do like a workout based yoga.
So ab focused or booty focused.
- I was a sprinter in school.
I sprinted in middle school and in high school,
60 meter dash, 100 meter dash.
Not two miles.
- Obviously the pandemic has made everyone
have to stay at home more, and I have a studio apartment.
I need more of a push to go outside
because it is easy to just sit and kind of like,
fester in your apartment.
- This challenge definitely has me nervous
because I'm nervous to be in public, period.
Just like, all the time.
I'm an introvert also,
and I just like to be like, in my room in my own space.
- I really wanna push myself.
So my goal for this challenge is to cut down my time.
- I am motivated to do this and I wanna see if I can do it
and I think this is the thing I need to do
to get me back on track.
- This is gonna be a challenge for me
in particular because I don't run,
but also I like to give myself challenges
especially if it's gonna challenge my fear.
- So it's day one
and I have like a blue and white workout fit
because I need all the motivation
and help I can get right now.
I used to be a runner so I wish this wasn't so intimidating.
Okay, so, I am back from the run and I am covered in sweat.
Jesus.
- I only did 1.07 miles.
I didn't really run.
Like I jogged for the most part
and then I like walked in between.
- I've managed to put on some workout clothes.
I feel accomplished and now I just have to get out the door.
So I'm using this app called Runkeeper.
So this is exactly two miles around the block from my house.
This is the second break of the run.
I thought I could probably go through without breaking.
Absolutely not.
- I felt really anxious today before I even left.
I told myself today I was going to leave regardless.
I'm not saying that I should push myself every time
but walking is a good grounding technique
and it helps when you have anxiety.
- The sun is about to set and I almost forgot to go run.
I've been so busy running around that I actually just forgot
and so I'm trying to run before the sun is all the way down
because safety.
(huffs)
I finished the run.
I did it and my time was actually faster.
- It's the start of day seven
and yesterday I messed up already.
Not even a week in and I skipped yesterday.
I feel really guilty about this
so I'm gonna be really, really good going forward.
- I didn't wake up as early as I'd wanted to
but I'm still probably just gonna run this morning.
My only concern is it's already gonna be hot outside.
I'm not necessarily complaining.
Like I'm explaining my real concerns
but sometimes I feel like I just need to practice gratitude
for the position I'm in for this to be an option for me
for this to be a health thing for me.
- I do feel better after I run for sure.
I'm like hot as (beep) and sweating and gross
but I do feel more motivated to have more of a full day
because I somehow have more energy after I've like,
cooled down.
- I should go run today.
I want to go run today, but I am so tired.
In my life, I have a habit of saying yes to things
without thinking about the toll it takes on my body.
I'm trying to compromise like maybe instead of a run,
I do like a power walk for two miles.
- My knees, my knees, my knees.
I have about a half a mile left.
I've only been running for about 19 minutes.
You know what?
You gotta like, shift your perspective,
and shift your mind state to focus on the positive things
like the things that are working,
the things that do feel good.
So I will say this, like I feel all right,
I feel energized and my knees will get better.
- This is today's fit.
I'm really into it.
I am ready to work out.
It's already getting dark but I really like this fanny pack.
It's gonna make the running so much easier.
Okay, I'm going to attempt to do some abs too
because one of my worries with this challenge
is my body just becoming like a loose spaghetti.
- I just got back from day 12
and I finished the whole two miles
and I got my best time on a full run.
- I was running yesterday and running today
and feeling so heavy
and then I thought about the real culprit.
Cheese.
I have been eating so much cheese.
I'm definitely gonna like not eat cheese anymore
because I don't wanna feel bogged down when I run.
I wanna have energy.
I wanna be light on my toes.
- In all seriousness, I don't even wanna leave.
This like not wanting to fail,
that's really kicking in and like messing with my mind
but I'm gonna go on a walk
because I know that's supposed to help
with stress and anxiety.
- I didn't run yesterday.
I had a huge freaking headache.
So I'm gonna try and run twice today.
I don't wanna do four miles in a row
'cause I just don't wanna do that.
So I already ran two this morning
and when it gets dark tonight, I'm gonna run another two.
Well, I did it and it wasn't that bad to be honest.
I went quite quickly,
although I forgot to start my runner app
so I actually don't know how fast it went but it felt fast.
- I got up early
and I decided to go for the run earlier than I normally do
and the sun wasn't out.
Instead of listening to a podcast
which is what I normally do, I was listening to a playlist,
and so I was able to get through four miles.
What?
- I'm happy that I did two miles in under 35 minutes.
My eczema is getting worse.
I know that part of this
has been triggered by me running and sweating
but I'm not gonna focus on that.
- I just came back from a like 3:30 PM run
which it wasn't super hot
but the sun was out and I did my fastest time.
I'm pretty excited but I really, really did push myself.
- I just passed two miles.
I think I'm gonna go for five.
I've never done five.
I just did four miles for the first time
and we're gonna go for five
'cause I had coffee this morning so I'm so energized
and I just wanna see if I can do it.
My longest run.
A new record.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
- Oh my gosh.
My underwear is completely off my ass right now.
My underwear just constantly betrays me.
Literally right here.
This is the whole underwear.
It is bunched down.
This right here.
It's like a band of underwear right here.
The underwear is not on the booty cheek!
- By far, the hardest part of this challenge
is running every day.
I am so tired.
Like some days I wake up and I have so much energy
and then if I did a long run,
I don't have as much energy the next day.
- I haven't really been changing my diet on this challenge.
I've only been doing the exercise.
I wasn't doing it for weight loss,
but it is interesting
that I'm not really seeing a difference like, at all.
My boyfriend said that I feel tighter
but I don't see it particularly
but that's possibly because
food is such a huge part of fitness.
- I had a pretty heavy dinner
so I might be a little bit slower
but I'm not gonna let my mind think that,
'cause it's all a mind game.
A new personal record!
Longest run, 11.47 minute pace.
Fastest five to seven mile run.
- I just did my fastest ever run.
I was very stressed out and so I just ran and ran and ran.
I was like, you know what, I'm really gonna push it,
and then I nearly threw up.
So that's good.
My time was 18.56 so below 19 minutes
and my pace was 9.31, nine minutes 31 seconds per mile.
- Today was my best time thus far,
and we only got a couple days left.
33 minutes 46 seconds.
Me doing a running challenge?
Maybe not flawlessly, but look,
I'm excited because we are
near the finish line of the challenge.
- I'm ready for my last day of this challenge.
- It feels like I've been doing this for ever.
- I'm gonna celebrate later with nachos.
(sighs)
- I'm ready to go.
- Oh my God, I am so dead.
I'm about to throw up.
That was so hard.
That was the hardest one I've ever done,
but I got my best time!
9.17 pace as opposed to having 9.30 was my second best.
And 18.26 minutes to do the run.
I started at like 22 minutes,
so I'm really happy with myself,
but I could not do this every day.
I was running for my life at the end, to be honest.
- Yo, I did it.
I got under 10 minutes.
My pace, average pace for two miles, 9.51!
- It feels amazing to be done
with this two miles a day challenge.
- I feel stronger. I feel faster.
I feel healthier.
I feel like a little beast, you know?
- I learned so much because every single time
I went out and did it, I felt so much better afterwards.
I never came back regretting having gone.
- I think a lot of the time we think that
when we take on a challenge, we need to do it perfectly.
I think like, a challenge is supposed to like,
help you grow and learn something.
- I'm really impressed with myself
because I didn't know if I was gonna make it all 30 days.
So to get to the end of this,
there's like nothing that can stop me.
- I definitely improved.
I can see it in my stats,
but I can also see it in like, my mental clarity.
- I learned that I need to stop
trying to do everything perfectly.
It was a huge thing for me to just leave my home every day.
That is me doing this challenge successfully.
(chill music)