Get out the door!!!
I tell myself each day.
Once I am out the door the hard part is over now I can start to enjoy the run.
I have only been in one 10k race but this year I want to be in as many as I can and run a half marathon in July.
I started running two years ago- I loved the way my body filled with warmth at the end of the run I loved being alone and thinking on the run- I hated getting out the door to run. I started running because it was my Sr. Year and there was no homeschool volleyball team to play for anymore and I wanted to do something to keep me fit and healthy. Running was free-
I could only run 2 miles that first year and that was enough for me. Last year I had double it and sometimes thripled my runs. I went 5 to 6 miles at least three time a weeks and the farthest I ran was 10 miles.
This year my goal is to run 25-30 miles a week.
This year I have a loving husband who wants to go with me.
He keeps up with me, in fact he is a lot faster than I am but I am not a speed runner- I like the distance, the farther I go the better I feel in the end no matter what speed...speed comes later for me. So while he wants to run one mile in 6 or 7 mins I would rather run 6 or 7 ten minute miles. But he has agreed to run to run my pace. I notice the longer the run the stronger I feel and how even my breath gets- his on the other hand...lol.
Tomorrow is race day!
It's only a 5k, but I'm not very fast, kinda nervous. Isaiah is running in it too so that will help.
I love running.
What are your favorite Spring activities?
I love walking with my little girls.
ReplyDeleteI force myself out the door, force myself to star running, and force myself to keep running...I'm not one for excersize...getting out of bed is the easy part for me:)
ReplyDeleteKerri
I like to ride bikes....
ReplyDeletespeaking of them, are you missing a bike?
Well...if it stays at my house I will be forced to ride it. ;-)
Though I will get a new fancy seat for it. 8-)
Love ya,
Mom
I LOVE running!
ReplyDeleteThe farthest I've ever been able to go has been 3 miles, but my goal this year is 5. I'm impressed that you can go 10 miles!
Are you able to run all winter? I wish I could, but it kinda gets really terribly cold out here :) That's the one part that I don't like about running...starting from square one every spring :(
I haven't been running all winter but next year I'm going to try to run even if it's snowy so I can stay in shape.
ReplyDeleteI hate treadmills....I think they're boring. I'm really glad I live in such a beautiful place.