I am not a pretty face runner

Okay guys I am back. It's been awhile, I know. Life has just been so very hectic lately. Sometimes I even have trouble remembering what day it is. They all seem to run together now. Anyway.... I am quickly approaching my first 5K ever. I am so excited and yet utterly terrified at the same time! A friend ( one who I have neglected to call lately in the midst of chaos... Sorry) suggested that I start running at the track some instead of the elliptical machine at the gym. I truely wish I had taken his advice sooner. I also let this task set on the backburner for a awhile. This week ( two weeks prior to the 5K) I began to train at the track. For those of you that got just a little cocky while excelling on the elliptical... Pavement is way harder than it looks. I have promoted myself as a runner- Ha! I give major props to those people I know who run- for real! You know in that place we call nature or the great outdoors. Everything hurts! My back, my legs, my butt cheeks.... Heck even my eyelashes hurt! I strongly suspect that I should be strapping an oxygen tank to my back while attempting to jog. I am not a "pretty face" runner either. Oh no folks! For those of you the that can multitask and smile and run at the same time... Much props from me! No sir, I think I more closely resemble that of an emphysema patient attempting to jog. Apparently my brain and body are in shock by my notion that I want to take on this activity that it can't quite grasp the idea that I must run and breathe at the same time. I know that you are laughing but it is the honest truth!! So next time you are out for a jog and you pass someone who's face resembles the elephant man and who also appears to be hyperventalating, don't worry it's just me... Refusing to let the exercise beat me!!