The other day one of my co-workers was talking about how fun running is and got me to thinking that maybe I should try it... again. I've tried running a few times in the past, but never stuck with it very long. I figured that somehow running is harder for me than everyone else and that my body just isn't designed for it. I always forget about this though and whenever I hear someone talk about running, my brain tricks me into trying it again.
When I got home that night I talked to Seth about maybe starting to run again. We've been wanting to get into better shape lately, but somehow have lacked the motivation (wierd, I know). He said that he would like to try running too and suggested that we sign up for a 5k race so that we'd be forced to train for it or die. For those of you who don't know, a 5k is about 3.1 miles. I'd be lucky at this point to be able to run 1/4 mile.
The race we signed up for is the Brigham City "Snowman Shuffle" on Saturday, December 6th. It is exactly 8 weeks from the time we decided to try running. Oddly enough, 8 weeks is the amount of time they say it takes to train for a 5k, so hopefully that's true. I'm a little skeptical.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Call Us Crazy...
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I'm with ya. I love running, but it's hard...and hard to stay motivated. Good luck with the training!
So, how's my little marathon runner...Go Karen! Go Karen! Go Karen! Go!...oh, sorry, I was trying to motivate you...Did it work?
Don't patronize me! I'm gonna be a runner some day, you'll see! I can already run 4 minutes without stopping... :D
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