As you may know, I have decided to train for a half marathon. This all started last year when my friend Erin got the big idea that we should run a quarter marathon and we actually did it. At times, there were doubts. We were high school cheerleaders for god's sake. But running that race with Erin and another friend Becki, proved that we really could do this. We swore we would never run farther than the 6.2. I nearly died on the course. But something inside me has me believing I can do this again. Only double it.
So here is where I'm starting from. I can run 3 miles fairly easily. Twice a week, I am forcing myself to run four miles. I do a lot of strength type stuff. But I eat. . . .A LOT. Right now, I am eating a calzone left over from dinner last night, as a matter of fact. My BMI suggests that I am overweight, not far from obese. (Pause for another bite of the calzone) I'm pretty sure that I can run 8 or 9 miles at this weight but it's going to be a lot harder than if I weighed even 10 pounds less than I do now. This isn't a weight loss blog but it's just a fact.
I'm doing this blog for myself. I doubt anyone else will ever even read it. I'm hoping it motivates me, to see where I am each week compared to where I was the week before. I want to look back on October 10, just before the race and be able to say, wow, I am actually going to finish this thing. And look where I started. It's a hard feeling to describe, finishing a race. But it's a good feeling. And I want to feel it again.
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