Ugh. I've gained 12 pounds since October. I've been eating everything in sight, drinking too much too.
So, what better way to jar myself out of the blues/blahs than by setting my sights on a very ambitious race? I'm thinking: the More Magazine half-marathon at the end of April - only 8 weeks from today. I have been running outside exactly once since New Year's - my excercise has been limited to spin, Pilates, the elliptical and the occasional treadmill - no more than 2-3 times a week, 40 minutes or so. I ran outside for the first time a few days ago and could just manage 30 minutes. So to work my way up to 13 miles that fast will take someserious commitment - do I have it in me right now? Based on today's evidence, probably not! (I had an hour and a half to myself and decided to read the Vogue Magazine with Michelle Obama on the cover instead of run!)
Should I do it? Or am I setting myself up for disappointment or injury?
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Races in 2009:
Sharon Road Race (about the same time as always) ...a 5K in Chatham, NY (90 heat in April!), the Sharon Triathlon (ran the 4/1 mile run in 56 minutes...)
Races in 2008:
....didn't keep track...about five 5ks, the Sharon 5 mile road race, The Harvest Heart 10k, and the Philadelphia Half-Marathon, completed in about 3:15.
Races in 2007:
Sharon Classic Road Race (5-miles) - May 5 - DONE - 61 minutes 20 seconds (12:16 run pace)
Races in 2009:
Sharon Road Race (about the same time as always) ...a 5K in Chatham, NY (90 heat in April!), the Sharon Triathlon (ran the 4/1 mile run in 56 minutes...)
Races in 2008:
....didn't keep track...about five 5ks, the Sharon 5 mile road race, The Harvest Heart 10k, and the Philadelphia Half-Marathon, completed in about 3:15.
Races in 2007:
Sharon Classic Road Race (5-miles) - May 5 - DONE - 61 minutes 20 seconds (12:16 run pace)
Pawling Triathlon (.3/12/3) - June 2
Finished my first tri!!! Hooray!!! in 2:07:54.
Harlem Valley Rail Ride - July 29 - did the 30 mile ride. Sore for a week!
Nutmeg State Sprint Triathlon, Lake Waramaug (.5/9/3.1) DONE in 2:07:22
Harvest Heart 10K in Salisbury, CT, 10/7/07, Done in 1:20. (12:58/mile avg)
2 comments:
If you're okay with a run:walk plan, I think you could do it. :-)
What Lisa said!
Also it's important to be realistic about your goals - you won't be fast and it'll be a slog, BUT you will be an uber-brave LEGEND for toughing it out
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