Week One-- Day 2

So, something I didn't write about yet is that I have decided to start training for a half marathon!!!

I know it's crazy.  I know I have no idea what I'm getting myself into.  I know I don't know near enough about the ins and out of doing something like this to even think of doing it.  I know not many people will support me.  I know I'm going to be my own cheerleader.  I know I'll have to find some money to fork out on new things like fitted running shows and compression socks.  I know I know I know.  I also know those are all EXCUSES!!!  I've already dealt with my fare share of making excuses for myself, my life choices, and my lack of all kinds of things.  That is not a happy place to be for me.  So, no more!!

I have to kind of re-train myself how to run correctly.  I decided to do a couch to 10k program which is ten weeks and then top that with a half marathon program with a pace of six miles.  I think that will do for my body what I need to be done.  The half marathon program is six weeks (which I think MAY be fast to double my run length, but I can stretch it out to only adding a half mile ever week vs. a full mile on long runs!)  I haven't picked a race that I want to do yet.  I might not be so open about telling the race I do decide.  My goal is mid October.  I have a back up for first of November and one mid December.  No reason for me to not do this by the end of the year.  NONE!!!  ZERO!!!

I started on Monday and did day 2 today.  It's easy stuff.  30 minutes of run/walk isn't difficult for me (anymore).  BUT, I know I need to start slow to avoid injury and a whole slew of other problems.  I also have a weird running form so I've been working on that too.  I tend to hunch over.  Why, I have no idea.  But I'll never make it 13 miles like that.

Anyway, lots of work to be done.. mentally and physically.  But be prepared for me to go on and on about it.  I just love to over-share :-)