Well, the day of the 10-K is almost here! I am so excited! It is crazy to think back to October when I couldn't even run halfway down my street without getting a major cramp in my side and having to stop. All of this hard work has been rewarding. Running has helped me be more disciplined as well as to lose a few pounds.
But running isn't an easy sport. I found that the breathing came pretty easy and I don't usually get too sore - what's hard is the mental side of it. I know that I can run 5 miles and that I have already run 6 miles once, but it is still hard the first 1-2 miles. I always think "this is crazy - why am I doing this?" It seems that I can never get into a good groove until I have gone a couple of miles. But I know that if I just push through the funkiness, I will feel good in the end.
Despite the hard starts, it's nice to have that time alone listening to music on my IPOD. Some of my favorite music is David Crowder Band, mostly his fast songs. (Although I do need to find some more songs because I keep hearing the same old music...)
Brian has been training right along with me each week, although we run on different days so someone is at home with the kids. When my parents were in town a couple of weeks ago, we were able to run together on those mornings and that was fun. I could tell my pace was a little slower than Brian's (I like to pace myself to make sure I don't run out of steam) but he stayed with me the entire time. We also did our 6-mile run together a week and a half ago. It's nice to know going into the race that I can do 6 miles, that makes the mental aspect much easier.
I have a couple goals for Saturday. One is to do the entire race without stopping. The second is to do the race in 1:10 or better. I have been doing about an 11-minute mile on my neighborhood (hilly) route and about a 10-minute mile on the flatter route. So I hope to maintain that same pace on Saturday. We will see how it goes. (I know that is a slow time compared to some people, but considering I had an almost 15-minute mile pace back in January, I think I've come a long way)!
I'll let you know how it goes!
5 comments:
You have come a long way! I am so proud of you!!! I wish I could be there to cheer you on.
You guys will have such a great time.
Blessings ;)
You are doing great! To see how far you have come since you started is great. You're blog is the second blog I have been following running updates on. My other friend is here:
http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Frochelle-blog.blogspot.com%2Ffeeds%2Fposts%2Fdefault.
I don't think my knees would hold up to running but I should at least be walking more than once a week.
Regarding your get-a-way....my palms sweated just reading about the mountain drive. eeeekkk!
I am happy for you...
Slow?? That is really fast in my book. I am glad that I did not agree to run with you--you would have smoked me.
I am so proud of you. I wish you all the best on Saturday. You are an inspiration to me.
I always found the first mile to be the toughest also, then it got better--it was a mental battle in my head--I'm going to stop, No, keep going, No, I'm going to stop, No, keep going.
I think that is why I love the marathon distance so much because it takes me 4-5 miles before I feel good. My first couple of miles always feel bad.
Jenn, I was just blog-jumping when I found this about your running. Seriously, I have considered trying to run as exercise here in Ohio. I used to have a nice YMCA to work out in in MD and have felt the void in my fitness for a while. I tried to do walking videos, but they are really boring. All this to say, can you email me and tell me how you started, how it's been, etc. I need a vision here. I hate running, but it may be my best option. If you don't have time, I'll just keep skimming the blog to figure out how you did what you did. :) Way to go on the race!!! (laurie reyes)
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