Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Spring into Summer 5K

I think I may have lost it. I officially registered to do a 5k in two months!! EEEKK!!! At the gym I go to, they sign up to do a 5K together each year as a group. A lot of people do it and it's apparently a fun time. For months now I've been wanting to get better at running. I really suck at it. It took a while, but at best I can run for 3 minutes without stopping. And it literally took me months and months to get to this point. I'm hoping by the time the 5k comes along I will be able to run for a longer period of time. I know I won't be able to run the whole thing, my goal is to finish in under 40 minutes. Something that I really think I can accomplish if I train really hard for the next 2 months. There are two women at the gym, who offered to stay with me the whole time. It really means a lot to me that they are willing to do this. Having someone encourage and push me is definitely going to help me finish the race. Even though I'm nervous and scared about this race, I'm also really excited and proud that I actually signed up for it!

4 comments:

Karen said...

Google Couch to 5K. It is a great program that will have you running in no time. I got about halfway through before I got a foot injury. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Queenie said...

I've had a few friends try the C25k program with great success. I can tell you that you'll feel great when you cross the finish line of that race. Good luck!

Margaret (Peggy or Peg too) said...

You go girl! I applaud you. Seriously this is a big damn deal. You have really done well on the diet and the exercise - you should be proud of yourself. kickin' ass and takin' names.

erin - heart in ireland said...

yay!! what an awesome goal! especially having people to train with and run with the day of are so much help in doing it!