YET - I did! AND, I'm going to do it again in a short time!
P L U S ! I will be doing it again after both of those!
Now, let me tell you that I am not planning on becoming this wild and crazy person that has now fallen in love with running and will train the rest of my life for the next and the next and the next run. No offense to anyone (Frank). I think that is awesome! FOR YOU! But, to be honest......
Come close .... (whispering) I STILL hate running!
Okay, you can sit back now....
Don't get me wrong, I don't actually RUN yet - but I don't enjoy jogging either! Why in the world do I do it then? Well, first I started because I was expected to do so during smallest winner. I'd always wanted to do Fort4Fit and thought, I'll be training during SW, so I should be able to do the 4 mile. When I was in search for a friend to run with me, they were doing the 10K and I was influenced to sign up for the 10K. I didn't actually know what I was getting into.
I was a nervous wreck for a long long time and the day of, OH MY!
The time came and I'd seen so many other people that were running in the 10k and other races and I was feeling the excitement. I Found my friend and we started moving…..I just about burst into tears I was so anxious…..this thing was REAL and I was stuck in it now, no turning back!
I took off as soon as the crowd let me through and jogged
till I couldn’t jog anymore. I then did speed walking between jogging some
more. Someone told me to find someone I want to pass and just keep them in my
sights till I pass them. I didn’t go crazy because this was just for fun and I
didn’t want to injure myself for the important race in October.
I couldn’t believe it, I was passing people….a lot of people!
Okay, so some a few of those people would pass me too when I stopped jogging,
but I was passing a lot more people and NOT seeing them again. I couldn’t
believe it!
My friend I was running with was awesome and encouraged me
to keep going. The crowd was the same, so very exciting and so much adrenaline.
Honest, I don’t even remember there being soreness that I usually am focused on
because I was so focused on getting to the end and all of the stuff happening
around me. Ask me about how I almost drank beer on the route near the end,
thinking it was water!
When I was done, I was filled with joy! Overwhelmed! People
were cheering, they said my name over the PA. Then to root on all the other
people I knew that were running. Oh my goodness I can’t tell you when I’ve felt
so … so accomplished!
Okay, I haven’t blogged forever and then I’m writing a book.
Let me just end by saying ~ the race is going to be amazing!
And I think EVERYONE at LEAST once should run/walk/jog a race!!!
Woohoo!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling us about your experience doing the 10k at F4F!!!
And I think you are hilarious!...."Come close .... (whispering) I STILL hate running!"
Hahaha!!
And yet you have already ran a 10K, looking forward to the next one and want to do another after! That is awesome!!
AND if you haven't looked on FLICKR yet, I put you and Kimberly's F4F pics on there!
I am so proud of you! I am so glad you had such an amazing experience!! YOU ROCK PAULA!
Thanks Rose! It was awesome seeing you there! So much fun and you betcha I'll be doing another!!!
DeleteI was so glad I was there to cheer for you and hug you!!
DeleteIf what you've learned from my example is that you should become a runner, then I've failed to communicate clearly. The important thing is not "become a crazy runner" but "find something you can sink your teeth into ... that you will enjoy ... that you can use to stretch yourself ... that you can maintain ... etc"
ReplyDeleteSo many people struggle with staying fit once they lose some weight because they look at workouts as drudgery. I don't look at it that way because I found running to be a joy. For some, it's biking, swimming, zumba, yoga, etc. I hope you find something that works for you as well as running has worked for me. :)
Amen!!
Delete...and dancing is that for me! (lean in close...and walking)
This is inspiring Paula! You're doing an amazing job and I will eventually follow in your footsteps not because I LOVE running (I don't) but because I finally will be able to run. I can jog a little now and that makes me happy but to be able to finally run I feel like will be awesome (again, not that I will LOVE it but amazing nonetheless). You rock and I think you should be EXTREMELY proud of yourself!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job! Can't wait for the Trailblazer.
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ReplyDeleteEnjoyed seeing your excitement Saturday morning at the race. There is something special with Fort4Fitness. The crowd support and party atmosphere makes it so much fun to do. If I hadn't fallen in love with running I might still to run the shorter races there just to enjoy it. I am loving running and that is what I have decided to continue with. Each person is different. The main thing is you don't want to go back to an old inactive life style. You need to find an activity you enjoy doing so you will find yourself motivating yourself to keep it up. Find things you can do with people you care for. That is up to you to do now. You are worth it, be loyal to yourself. Keep active to keep your progress going but also doing things that don't feel like punishment but bring you joy.
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