So I am on a never ending back and forth journey of trying to get in shape/being a couch potato. I've tried blogging to keep my self accountable, but it always seems to fizzle out after 10 or so days.... I know I'm a wimp and a quitter. BUT this time I took a different approach and have been working out for about a month and a half and I am still at it :-) I'm pretty proud of myself for that so I decided to take the next step and start documenting my journey.
I either lost my mind or drank too much coffee on Friday, because I signed up for my first 5k, 10k, and half marathon!!! I swore I would never be a person that would get into half marathon, but what can I say I was feeling motivated... then I hit the treadmill yesterday and realized that I was probably going to die. Eek! My first 5k is going to be in 3 weeks on April 6th, weather pending, I live in Wyoming so as long as it's not snowing, raining, or the wind isn't blowing a thousand miles an hour I'll be there. So basically I'm asking for a miracle. Right now I'm running 2.60-2.65 miles in 25 minutes so I still have some distance to build, but I think (hope) I can do it! I'd be lying if I didn't say I was nervous and worried that I'm not giving myself enough time. Did I mention I haven't ran outside yet? Yep, minor details right? Once again, EEK! I wanted to try and get a run in outside this weekend to see where I was at since running outside and on the treadmill are supposed to be totally different, but mother nature is not cooperating, so I'm hoping on Wednesday I will be able to give it a try. Even if I don't run in the 5k in 3 weeks I'm still pretty dang proud of myself I don't think I have EVER in my ENTIRE life ran for 25 straight minutes or for more than a mile. I know how freaking embarrassing huh? I always played sports growing up, but I never had to run long distances. A mile was always as far as we had to go. So I'm still pretty happy with myself on how far I have come. When I first started I would run a minute walk a minute for 30 minutes, so I really feel like I have come a long ways. I certainly have a LOOOOOOONG way to go (10.45 miles to be exact) but I'm feeling confident I can do it!
I'm giving myself 23 weeks to make it happen. I have 3 weeks to keep doing my own thing and building a base, I need to be able to consistently run 3 miles (better be able to since the 5k is in 3 weeks!) and be running about 12 miles a week. If I am at that point then I will start my 20 week half marathon program. Right now I am planning on running the heart and sole half marathon in Boulder, CO on August 25th. It's close, it has water stations every mile, porta potties, is mostly flat, and a first aid cart so I figured that is just about everything a beginner needs in a race. The only thing that I don't like is that it is on a Sunday :-( But I figure it will be a good way to end the summer. If I'm not feeling confident in my running in 3 weeks and don't feel like I have a solid enough base there is a half marathon in my home town of Jackson, Wyoming a month later on September 22nd. While it is beautiful and it would be fun to run my first in my home town I am worried it would end up snowing and it would be a miserable experience, or I would not do it and all my hard work would be for nothing. So I'm REALLY hoping that I can be ready to start my training program in 3 weeks. Ideally I would like to run both :-) I'm not sure if it's a bad idea to run 2 halfs within a month of each other, but in my training program I run two 12 mile runs two weeks in a row so it seems like it should be ok. So this is the beginning of my crazy journey that I am crossing my fingers, and mostly just winging it on. I am brand new to all of this and need all the help and advice I can get so please feel free to help a sister out!!!
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