Yay, it is finally Friday! It's the 13th also so hopefully no bad luck befalls me. I don't really believe in that junk, but I always think of it on Friday the 13th.
Last night was another tough training night. I decided to go to the YMCA and get on the treadmill instead of going to the meetup at Wesselman Park. I did this for two reasons: 1. to get done earlier (the meetup is right in the middle of my evening) 2. to see what my time looks like on the treamill and try it in air conditioning.
It was still difficult even in the air conditioning. I really pushed myself to run. I still had to stop short on two of my running intervals, but I did better than the first night. My body feels like it could keep going, but I just can't breathe. I have athsma so this is going to be harder for me than other people, but I really want to do this. The scary thing is that Saturday we add another mile to our training. The intervals stay the same though. Next week, we add more distance and do longer running intervals. It's going to be a major struggle every week. It only gets more difficult and there will not be a time when i can do this comfortably...ever. That's the thing about running. You think that you just get into good shape and you can comfortably run, but that is never really the case. It's always a struggle to run farther, run faster, etc. Then if you stop your routine you lose endurance quickly. I was up to running two miles at one time, but when I quit I lost all that work I did. What I want to do it make sure that I keep this up even after the race. Runners do not quit. They are a very determined bunch...I want to be part of that! I just have to remember that each week I will get a little stronger and by the end I will be in much better shape than I started out in regardless of my finish time.
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