Last night I was having a conversation with my health coach and we talked about setting goals. Obviously as evidenced by the sporadic postings on this blog I need a little motivation in this department. It started out innocently enough, but by the end I had agreed to the goal of running a 5K this fall. Yes, this fall. In 7 months. No big deal, right? Allow me to acquaint you with my history of running:
Oh, was that section left blank? Exactly! In school we had to run the mile in P.E. every year and I dreaded it. I probably never even made it once around the track without stopping, but every year I seemed to finish it. That's something, I guess. In my late 20's I spent about a month trying to become a runner, but again I gave up. Although, unfortunately not before I bought some questionable "running" clothes. An off the shoulder t-shirt with a silver unicorn on the front? Yeah, that never made anyone faster...unless they were running AWAY from it!
Once I accepted the reality of this commitment I began to visualize what my training would look like......and then I got bored and started planning what music I would listen to instead. (FYI, there is a lot of Ke$ha, I am disappointed in myself.) But seriously, music is going to be key to the success of this situation. And also my friends, who have already started committing to helping me on this journey. I am excited, and terrified, but mostly excited. I am also going to try to continue to keep this blog updated even if I am the only person who reads it. So, let the games begin! After all, who knows what could happen?
