Running...

Its not my favorite thing to do but its mine.  I started running when Maddie was about 5 months old,  I would plop her in the jogging stroller and off we would go.  It was my way to lose the baby weight without spending money on a gym or having to give up eating what I like.  I have no self control when it comes to good food, so dieting is not for me and I am quite aware of that.

So I run.

I started just getting up and running 1 mile each morning.  Then I remember it being one evening after work, I started running just before dark and thought, "I'll forget about how far I'm running and just run until the sun is so far gone that I can't see very well."  And I finished 2 miles.  At that point, I decided that all of my runs would then be 2 miles long.   A few weeks later I ran a 5k which is 3.2 miles.  At that point I decided that if I could do that, I could boost my runs to 3 miles or at least 2.5miles each day.

About 10 months later, I am still doing 3 miles each day.  Last Saturday, I ran 6.5 miles in under an hour.  I am signed up for a 10K this weekend and really would like to do it in under an hour and 20 minutes.  (I know, it's about the same distance as Saturday's run, but in race mode, I tend to get more cramps and run slower!)  My run Saturday was basically to prove to myself that I could do Sunday's 10 K and now I know I can!

When I said that Running is Mine, I meant that I do it alone.  No one got me into it, no one pushes me to run (with the exception of Ryan encouraging me to when I need it) and I own how much or how little I do, so it is mine.  And I love it.  I don't always love it just before a run but I always do after!!

I registered for a half marathon.  It will take place on June 27th.  I can not believe that I registered for it!  I can not believe I am going to run a half marathon!! But I can do it!  I know I can.  I am going to have to train and train hard.  Something I am not used to at all, I run when I want and for as long as I want and no one tells me how far I have to go.  But the training increases a mile each week until you get up to the actual race.  I will be running 7-10 miles at a time before the half marathon... This seems so unattainable, but I know I will feel incredible afterwards!!

I might keep blogging about my running, as to help myself stay accountable.