Yesterday at work I was talking to Nicky Robinson, our accounting manager, and found out that she and another co-worker are signed up to run the 5 K in the Pear Blossom Run in Medford April 10th. She shamed me into committing to sign up also, so I guess I'll be embarassing myself in about 3 weeks. It's going to be brutal. I'm way overweight, haven't run since February, and don't feel very motivated to try to do well. This could be a real eye-opener for me. There are already 7 people in my age category signed up to do the 5 K...I'm sure all of them are ex-Olympians.
Since I'm signed up to run, yesterday I decided that I need to make some kind of an attempt to try to get in shape. Last night I went out to the OC&E Trail and did my normal 2 1/2 mile jaunt. I was able to make it the whole way without walking, but my pace was exceptionally slow. The run gave me hope that I might be able to lose some weight (I look like a hippo right now), and hopefully won't finish last. We'll see what happens. Doug doesn't have any games until Saturday, so I have no excuses for not going tonight and tomorrow night.
I'll keep my blog updated when I run so all of my fans out there (Laurie and Tom?) can encourage me.
Good for you. I'd love to run it with you, but I'm thinking that might not be to plausible. We'll see...
ReplyDeleteNice! Old man North is back in the game. I've found that once you actually sign up for some kind of race it keeps you motivated (at least that's how it works for me). So how much time do you have? Really its only 3.1 miles...I did that race in St George without being in shape so I'm sure you'll be fine.
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