Well sports fans, my next race is only a short time away, and I'm not in any better shape than when I ran the last one.
My Lake of the Woods 5k is this Saturday. Great. I'm really excited about it. I can hardly wait. I don't think there are many runners signed up, so there is a really good chance that I really WILL finish last (and I'm not just talking last in my age group.)
So what are my excuses? If I listed all of them the list would be pages long, so I'll just jot down a few. 1) WIND. I HATE RUNNING IN THE WIND!!!! 2) WIND and Snow. We're now in June, but we had a week in May with 20 mph WIND and snow. 3) WIND and Rain. Since we came back from the baseball tournament in Reno in March, we've only had a handful of days when it wasn't snowing and/or raining with WIND. I enjoy running in the rain, but not when it's raining sideways because of the WIND! 4) WIND! WIND!! WIND!!! I'm tired of it.
Basically what it comes down to, is that I'm still in really lousy shape, still way overweight, and running isn't fun when you're in my condition. I love running when I feel good and I'm in shape, but when I'm out of shape and I know it's not going to be pleasant going for a run, it's hard to get off the couch and fight the weather.
This weekend I'm going to pay for it...just like my Pear Blossom 5k fiasco. Except THIS time I won't be able to hide among the other runners. I'll be so far behind the rest of the pack that I'll get the "courtesy clap" for actually finishing.
I'll post again when (if) I finish.
How do you really feel about the wind?!
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like, I can run the course again when I finish, to up my mileage, then you won't be last. I really doubt you'll be last, you'll be fine. It can't possibly be that small of a race...
Well finishing at all is better than sitting on the couch on Saturday and not doing anything. Just keep trying and eventually the wind will get the idea....in all seriousness though Janna and I are fed up with the weather too and will be moving to nicer climates someday, you and Mom will be invited to go wherever we go....
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