I'm pretty excited that I actually signed up to run a 5k. I am also, sometimes, totally out of my mind! ;) I have been "training" for it for a few months - nothing completely consistent until the last month tho. And let me tell you, I really stink at longer distances. I know, 3 miles hardly counts as a longer distance, but for me it does! Until college, I had never run further than a mile. And even the miles I had run, were just a few timed runs for school, not EVER on a regular basis. In college we did a lot of 20 min runs and it was rare that I made it the whole way without walking - maybe 50/50.
Some of you probably saw my post on FB about the run and in an effort to encourage me, my older sister said something like "if all else fails, run a 10 min mile." Problem is, I barely make it 1.5 miles running slower than that! I know, I told you, I really stink! But I am getting better and I hope to make the whole 3.12 miles without walking!! Eek!
So, this week, I'm running at least 4 days a week (compared to my regular 3) and I plan on trying to make it over 2 miles of solid running at least once this week. I also plan on driving the route of the actual race and possibly taking the boys on a run through part of the route, since it is within walking distance of my house.
I've really gone back and forth about if I want people to come and "watch" me run. I loved having people come and watch me long jump, high jump and hurdle, and if it was a good day, I didn't mind the audience for triple jump either. The 400m was never an event I trained for, but somehow, I got wrangled into running one for a relay a few times. My most embarrassing race ever was not actually the 100m hurdle race where I fell over the first hurdle, but actually my TERRIBLE 800m at the end of my heptathlon. I think mostly, these longer races really prove that I have no guts! When the rubber meets the road, I'm tired of hurting, tired of trying and would rather quit than get a bad time. Bummer. I hate admitting this about myself, but I'm trying to deal with it and I know this is an area of my life God desires me to have His victory in. I need to worry less about appearances, give my all, trust God will sustain me and let that be enough. I don't need to be better than someone else, even though it drives me and frankly, it's more fun! I just need to focus on working on the things God puts in front of me! This is so applicable in SOOOOO many areas of my life.
No sighing though! It's time I dealt with it!! So, my race is June 18th, here in McMinnville, starting at 9am. You can view the route of the race here. It's for the McMinnville Habitat for Humanity and I'm happy to be running for a cause that tangibly helps people. While I'm still not sure I can meet my goal, I'm becoming a bit more confident that I'm close. I think if I can get a 2.5 mile run in before the race I'll be a bit more determined :) And let's all pray that I have the guts to stay determined and push through in my last few weeks of training and during race-time. Depending on how this goes, I might also run this race - The Bowerman AC. If Tracy gets her butt in gear, her and Mark C. might run too!
Thanks for following my sparatic blog posts... maybe someday I'll be more diligent, but, not likely this month - well, maybe ;) You'll just have to check back to find out!
Some of you probably saw my post on FB about the run and in an effort to encourage me, my older sister said something like "if all else fails, run a 10 min mile." Problem is, I barely make it 1.5 miles running slower than that! I know, I told you, I really stink! But I am getting better and I hope to make the whole 3.12 miles without walking!! Eek!
So, this week, I'm running at least 4 days a week (compared to my regular 3) and I plan on trying to make it over 2 miles of solid running at least once this week. I also plan on driving the route of the actual race and possibly taking the boys on a run through part of the route, since it is within walking distance of my house.
I've really gone back and forth about if I want people to come and "watch" me run. I loved having people come and watch me long jump, high jump and hurdle, and if it was a good day, I didn't mind the audience for triple jump either. The 400m was never an event I trained for, but somehow, I got wrangled into running one for a relay a few times. My most embarrassing race ever was not actually the 100m hurdle race where I fell over the first hurdle, but actually my TERRIBLE 800m at the end of my heptathlon. I think mostly, these longer races really prove that I have no guts! When the rubber meets the road, I'm tired of hurting, tired of trying and would rather quit than get a bad time. Bummer. I hate admitting this about myself, but I'm trying to deal with it and I know this is an area of my life God desires me to have His victory in. I need to worry less about appearances, give my all, trust God will sustain me and let that be enough. I don't need to be better than someone else, even though it drives me and frankly, it's more fun! I just need to focus on working on the things God puts in front of me! This is so applicable in SOOOOO many areas of my life.
No sighing though! It's time I dealt with it!! So, my race is June 18th, here in McMinnville, starting at 9am. You can view the route of the race here. It's for the McMinnville Habitat for Humanity and I'm happy to be running for a cause that tangibly helps people. While I'm still not sure I can meet my goal, I'm becoming a bit more confident that I'm close. I think if I can get a 2.5 mile run in before the race I'll be a bit more determined :) And let's all pray that I have the guts to stay determined and push through in my last few weeks of training and during race-time. Depending on how this goes, I might also run this race - The Bowerman AC. If Tracy gets her butt in gear, her and Mark C. might run too!
Thanks for following my sparatic blog posts... maybe someday I'll be more diligent, but, not likely this month - well, maybe ;) You'll just have to check back to find out!
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