Yes, you read it right! I might just be crazy, but I signed up for a half marathon. No, I am not a runner. I guess I am now! It just happened so quickly. I was talking with my sister in law, Liz, out by the pool on the Fourth of July. She asked me if I would like to run the race with her. She made the race sound so exciting! I doubted myself for a second, but then, the very next day (after watching the You Tube video about the race), I signed up! There's no backing out now!
I knew the motivation of a half marathon was just what I needed to get out and do something for myself. I had figured out that I have either been pregnant or nursing sixty one months of the past seventy two months (six years)!!! That takes a lot out of you! Deciding to do this race has given me a chance to take time out just for myself. I have only been running for a little over a month and I can already feel a difference. I know I have a long way to go before Febraury, but I will get there!
The tricky part has been finding the time I need to train for the race. Luckily, my loving husband, has been training with me. I am so glad to we are doing this together. We aren't able to get every run in together. He is in school two nights a week and we have Bible Study on Wednesday night so our training schedule is not ideal. He does get to run between work and school. I am going to have to try to fit in a run on Mondays by myself. I am hoping once it cools down a little bit I can squeeze some time in on Monday afternoons. It helps to have him running with me because he doesn't let me give up and he runs faster than I do, so he pushes me harder. We are going to run the Gate River Run together a couple of weeks after the half marathon.
So, now I have put it out there on the blog that I am training for a half marathon. I have a few little races scheduled in the coming weeks. I will try to update on my progress!
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