And I couldn't have done it at a more stupid time.
My daughter has an activity literally every night of the week: basketball, fastpitch, or piano. Then she has 2 games on Saturdays. Tyson also has piano, and he is having surgery on the 21st. Kacie has two piano recitals, and Tyson is in one of them :)
So all that on top of being ready for Christmas before Tyson's surgery, teaching (report cards due Dec. 3), two field trips to Seattle, and just normal life. So yeah, sign up for a half marathon...that's a smart thing to do, right!
It is. It really is.
With all that going on, it would be really easy for me to say, "I'm too busy to run." After all, the days are now so much shorter, so it's harder to get out there. I knew I NEEDED motivation to keep going. Oh sure, a 10K would have done the trick and been less stressful...since when do I do things that make sense?
This is my motto this month, and yes, a half-marathon on Dec. 31st it is!
I am not training to beat a time or anything like that (although I should PR since my RnR half-marathon time was 2:38. I should beat that!) My goal is to be able to run the whole thing. There is one really good sized hill that if I need to I will walk up. About 10 days ago I ran 9 miles (which is what got me thinking I could do another half!), and last Sunday I ran another 7 miles. My knee has had a dull ache to it, so I've taken it easy this week to let it recover, but I am planning a flat 10 miler either today or tomorrow. After that, I really only have 3 more weeks of long runs, Then the weekend of Tyson's surgery (it's on a Friday) that is the weekend to start tapering anyway, so I think it will work out fine.
So yes, a lot going on...it's a great time for a half-marathon for sure!
Wish me luck!
J
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