Half-Marathon

Because I forgot to mention this earlier... guess what I did over Thanksgiving break?!?!

I signed up to run a 5K in Chicago in March and a Half Marathon in May.

Looking at that sentence, I'm a little bit shocked. Five years ago my mile time was literally 12 minutes. I couldn't jog, let alone run.

This past Thanksgiving break, I ran a 5K in under 24 minutes. I was running faster than an 8 minute mile. I've literally taken off a fourth of my running time. Sadly, it took me 4 years to do it, but gosh dangit, I CAN RUN!

It was the day of the 5K that I realized I can do more and try harder and be better. Accomplishing goals and breaking down barriers only leads me to want to keep breaking down barriers and seeing how hard and fast I can continue.

It's sort of a personal challenge to see how much butt I can kick this year.

So now, when I wake up in the mornings and know I have two miles to run that aren't even in my workout plan, I'll be thankful that they are there, getting me ready for May! Wish me luck, because I have a crap ton on running ahead of me!