I married a man who has completed a marathon and numerous other races of lengths that I cannot imagine surviving. And his training, since he's typically gone 12 hours a day, consists of running once, early on Saturday morning.
For me, running has never been something I've done willingly. Matt got me out and running a few times before we had children and he was incredibly patient. (He should really be a coach someday.) Then it was pregnancy, nursing, and more pregnancy. But last year I had no excuse and promised him I would try a 5k. Fortunately I had 2 wonderful women to train with. And I surprised myself--I completed the race and actually ENJOYED it! So I decided to try again this year. It's a good discipline for me. My dear sister-in-law has been training with me, when we can. But with most of my spare time at night going to hospital visits, I haven't been able to stick to the training schedule. So I'm a bit nervous, but hoping to make it, no matter how slowly we have to run! I am very much looking forward to my alma mater's 5k in a couple weeks--I've volunteered at it in the past and this is the first time I'm going to try running it!
2 comments:
Good luck! I am jealous...I had plans to run, but got really sick this winter and it took forever to get over it being pregnant and the motivation just wasn't there. Maybe next year to run off the pregnancy weight. Have fun!
You're going to make it to the end, no doubt about it! What a great commitment to make to yourself and to Matt (who I'm sure is so proud of you).
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