First of all...I am still going to run a 5K this year. It's just not going to be for my 40th birthday. My "last" nephew's baby shower is that week-end and I've been given the opportunity to not only attend that, but see my cousin who shares the same birthday as me and her family for the first time in years. My choices...party like a rock star or run in a 5K. Decisions, decisions, decisions...
And, my schedule this semester has been super crazy.
And, we actually had a couple weeks of winter where I didn't want to venture outside for a second never mind trying to run in it.
And, I'm trying to get over my second bout of upper respiratory stuff which for this little heart patient = no running.
So, Monday, March 7, 2011 begins spring training. There are a couple of 5K's this year on a little bit easier terrain and with more meaning to me personally. And I plan on being prepared for Master the Mountain 2012 for my 41st birthday.
No....more....beating....myself...up! I'm going to do this. Just not yet.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Seriously
I'm seriously going to do this. I WANT to run. I do. But I don't think my goal of running a full 5K by my birthday is realistic.
First of all, It's 14 weeks away and I just missed a full week of walking/running because of circumstances beyond my control. And I'm up to 97 seconds of jogging in 20 minutes of walking. I'm making progress. My first time was 54 seconds. But it's going to take me several months to get built up. So there is no way I'm going to be able to run a full 5K for my birthday in April.
So I've been wavering back and forth between going ahead and participating and just running what I can, because it is a Fun Run/Walk and it would still be a step in the right direction or not doing it at all and finding one later in the summer, like competing in a 5K for my 16th sobriety birthday in August. But not doing it at all is a cop out. One that I will not let myself take.
So I just realized what I need to do....Set the goal of competing in the Master the Mountain for my 40th birthday and running as much of it as I'm ready to and then running a full 5K to celebrate my 16th sober birthday.
I feel better already.
First of all, It's 14 weeks away and I just missed a full week of walking/running because of circumstances beyond my control. And I'm up to 97 seconds of jogging in 20 minutes of walking. I'm making progress. My first time was 54 seconds. But it's going to take me several months to get built up. So there is no way I'm going to be able to run a full 5K for my birthday in April.
So I've been wavering back and forth between going ahead and participating and just running what I can, because it is a Fun Run/Walk and it would still be a step in the right direction or not doing it at all and finding one later in the summer, like competing in a 5K for my 16th sobriety birthday in August. But not doing it at all is a cop out. One that I will not let myself take.
So I just realized what I need to do....Set the goal of competing in the Master the Mountain for my 40th birthday and running as much of it as I'm ready to and then running a full 5K to celebrate my 16th sober birthday.
I feel better already.
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