Monday, October 10, 2011
AS OF TODAY...
So as a lot of you know Josh and I ran our first half marathon a few weeks ago (read the previous post if you missed it, I write all about it there :) my first thought was that next year I will do the half marathon again but aim for a better time. Well, as of today, talking to Josh, next year we are going for the FULL marathon! I have always been told I am crazy....and yep...I MUST be crazy!! Wish me luck through the winter, I thought I trained hard for the last 8 months, I got to step my game on now!! Which I must add that I have always loved running and have ran since I was a teenager (but never marathon distances!!) I have always played and LOVE sports, I was on a competitive weight lifting team in high school (and back in the day broke records for deadlifting 275 and squating 220, and I was only 120 pounds back then and was one of two girls on the team, even though the other girl looked like a boy), was a personal trainer and group exercise instructor, I have always loved fitness and putting my body through the mill even when it hurts! I have done just about everything! BUT boy these days as I am past 30, my bones/body is not what it used to be, especially with my inherited health problems and being pregnant 9 times/5 kids, I just feel so physically and mentally different and I dont think I will EVER get to re-live those glory days again, but am determined this next year to try the best I can to be healthier than what I am now. Even if its not my ideal picture in my head of what I used to be, just to reach my fullest potential that I can even with the physical difficulties that I have been given. Mind over Body, but I may be in a wheel chair after next years race lol :)
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6 comments:
Yep, you are crazy!! Good luck, I know you'll be awesome.
You are awesome and I admire you!
Awesome goal. If you ever need someone to run with, especially for the long runs, let me know!
I want to be able to run that much. Where do you go to work out? I need a work out buddy :)
Emily, that would be sweet, but I will warn you now, that I am SLOW :) you could probably run circles around me :)
Erica, with 5 kids and how insane my life is right now, I either wake up at 5:30am or before bed, I will either run on our treadmill in the basement or run routes in our neighborhood, and then we have a weight bench and some weights I use in our basement as well...I can never get to the gym (and really, I actually like working out better not in a gym setting :)
This is AWESOME! Good for you. That is one thing I admire about you...you set your mind to things and you get them done and I know you and Josh will do great with the Marathon - what a great goal to work on together!
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