Well, since then I decided to says balls on that and go in the exact opposite direction. I decided I'm going to do a 5k every month for the year. I decided to join the challenge 2,015 miles in 2015. You can join here. I got actual running shoes, that don't bruise the crap out of the tips of my toes. I got some sweet running socks and even actual running pants.
My first 5k went almost as good as I had hoped. I got a wicked stitch in my side right around the second mile that forced me to walk about a quarter of a mile, which I will blame for me finishing about 2 minutes slower than I wanted to. But, I felt really good after I finished. So good, I immediately went home andscarfed down all the food in the house signed up for my second 5k of the year. Which just happened to be the following weekend.
In my part of the country winter is winter, usually cold weather and snow sometimes ice. When I signed up for my second 5k that was going to be on superbowl Sunday at the stadiums, the weather report was calling for 40's and sunny skies. I watched with growing horror every day as the weather report got worse and worse. From 40s to 30s to high of 31 to snow to wind, gusts up to 28mph and snow....
I had mentally and physically prepared myself for snow and cold. Anyone who knows me knows that the cold turns me into awhiny bitch more of a whiny bitch than I am in my everyday life. I have been know to make a low growl from the second I go out in the cold to the second I get warm again. So, this run was going to be all about mind over matter. When I opened the garage door to leave for the run...it was POURING down rain. And it was so cold that the rain was slushing up everywhere. I wanted to cry. I wanted to go back inside. I considered getting a trash bag to run in.
As luck would have it the closer I got to the stadiums the less it was raining. I won't lie and say the rain cleared the sun came out and it was a perfect 50 degree running day. No, I got a little bit of all the weathers. Rain, sleet, snow, wind. But, more importantly I did it. I made it through, in fact I enjoyed it a little bit and I cut 1 minute 9 seconds off my time from the week before.
My first 5k went almost as good as I had hoped. I got a wicked stitch in my side right around the second mile that forced me to walk about a quarter of a mile, which I will blame for me finishing about 2 minutes slower than I wanted to. But, I felt really good after I finished. So good, I immediately went home and
In my part of the country winter is winter, usually cold weather and snow sometimes ice. When I signed up for my second 5k that was going to be on superbowl Sunday at the stadiums, the weather report was calling for 40's and sunny skies. I watched with growing horror every day as the weather report got worse and worse. From 40s to 30s to high of 31 to snow to wind, gusts up to 28mph and snow....
I had mentally and physically prepared myself for snow and cold. Anyone who knows me knows that the cold turns me into a
As luck would have it the closer I got to the stadiums the less it was raining. I won't lie and say the rain cleared the sun came out and it was a perfect 50 degree running day. No, I got a little bit of all the weathers. Rain, sleet, snow, wind. But, more importantly I did it. I made it through, in fact I enjoyed it a little bit and I cut 1 minute 9 seconds off my time from the week before.
So proud of you!!
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