Saturday, April 18, 2009

Update on the Running Thing

I'm still running! And believe it or not, I still love it. It's not always easy. It's not always fun. But most of the time, I finish strong and feel so proud of myself for moving my rear off of the couch and doing something good for my body.

Next weekend, my sister and I are running a 5k (3.1 miles) in our college town and I really can't wait! It's going to be a nice flat course, except for one stinkin' hill that goes past my old dorm. Blech. We'll have a blast doing it together, we'll get free tshirts, and we won't have to feel guilty when we pig out on Mexican food that night!

Two weeks after the 5k, I'm going to do a 10k (6.2 miles) trail race. To be honest, I'm not ready to run 6 miles. I've got a 4-miler scheduled tomorrow and that will be the longest run I've ever done. But I've been assured that there will be a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) running concurrently with my 10k, so as long as I don't mind walking some of it (I don't) and coming in last in the 10k (so what? I'll finish it, right?), then I won't be the last person out on the course. Plus, it's trail running. If there's one thing I've learned in my four months of running? I LOVE trail running. It's like being a kid all over again.

So anywho, there's the deal. I just wanted you all to know that I'm still doing it. Because I'm really, really proud of myself for not wimping out :)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm proud of you too (and myself!!)
Love ya sis!
:-)

Jason and Erin said...

Wow, you're so awesome! Seems like every time I get up to 2 1/2 miles, I get sick! I'm ready to see a little progress... oh, yeah, we're going to have a newborn in 2 weeks... goodbye, progress!

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