Run
Posted by admin on March 9th, 2010. Filed under: All about me.You know that pickup line – “Are you tired? Because you’ve been running through my mind all day” - that describes exactly where I’ve been these past few months. Yes, I am tired. I have been running everywhere.
Let me take a step back and re-cap what I’ve been doing since my last post. After taking our children (our dogs Chuy & Sadie) to the beach, we spent the rest of Thanksgiving weekend relaxing and getting ready for the week. Out of nowhere Christmas came, followed by a visit to SoCal by the lovely Cristina, New Year’s, and then my workload exploded. The thought of it still makes me shudder, and it is March. Work is back to its usual pace.
In between Thanksgiving and now I have stepped up my workouts considerably to prepare for the LA Marathon, which I will run in less than two weeks. March 21 to be exact. To train for this marathon, my first marathon ever, I have been running five days a week, cross-training at least one day per week, and taking a nap on Saturdays and Sundays just to recover from all that activity. Now you know why I’ve been AWOL – something had to give, and it was this blog.
After all that hard work – getting up at the crack of dawn to run, running 22 miles in the rain, running up a hill that didn’t seem to end (Bulldog trail I am referring to you!) – now I am facing the home stretch. As much as I would like to say that I am going to kick ass and take names, I am nervous. I am also afraid of so many things: I am afraid that my body may shut down at mile 20, I am afraid that I won’t meet my goal time, I am afraid of disappointing myself. My goal now is to be my biggest cheerleader and banish these thoughts from my mind. At the end of the day, I have to be proud that I set a goal and saw it to the finish. There are so many people that can’t physically complete a marathon, and here I am whining about these stupid things. I have to relax, focus, and have FUN. Am I right?
Hoping the same is true for you, whatever adventure you are pursuing.
(More posts to come soon, I promise!)
March 9th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I’m simultaneously excited, jealous and nervous of/for you. Excited because hello! Most awesome thing you’ll likely ever do in your life. Jealous because I wish I was still at that level of fitness (even my irregular six milers have me tired these days) and wish I had the time to train for a second (someday…). And nervous because I know how utterly terrifying it is leading up to the big day. But most of all proud and pumped for you! Go, Abby!