As many of you know I am attempting to run in the Louisville half marathon this April. Cold weather and traveling threw me way off my training plan so this week I realized I'd have to step things up or forget about it.
Usually I run 3 miles at a time, sometimes 5 on the treadmill. I'm terrible at psyching myself up for running. On Monday I set out to do at least 4 miles at the gym and only ran 3.
Rather than beat myself up about it I spent the first 3 miles of my Wednesday jog thinking about MIA's "Paper Planes," Katherine Zeta Jones in Entrapment ("I'm one hell of a climber"), the training sequence in Mulan and Beatrix Kiddo's time with Pai Mei, telling myself there was a bearded man with a stick who'd whack me on the head if I hesitated. And I made it to 5 miles no problem.
So today I psyched myself up, brought along my clunky walkman with a Steely Dan CD, and completed two times around the 5k course in Wilmore before I ran back home. 7 miles! On Monday I couldn't make it past 3! So I've put in 15 miles for the week and am back on track with my training plan, and the half marathon finally seems within my reach.
"Just like all Yankee women, all you are good at is ordering in restaurants- and spending a man's money!" -Pai Mei
Friday, March 6, 2009
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My pride for you is tied between your chunky walk-man and your ability to run 7 miles.
Kudos.
congrats! that's awesome. good luck with the rest of your training. i wish i was in that good of shape. say hi to alan and lucy for me. miss you all! love you!
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