Fear and self doubt are filling my head this week. I can't do this. Why do I even care or want to do this? Running is JUST a hobby...why bother (Yes, lots of people say this about what I do all the time)? WHY????
Well,here is why.....I CAN! I am able to run when so many can't. Running is soooo much more than a hobby. It is difficult to even begin to explain to someone who does not know what complete inner peace feels like. This is how I feel each time I head out in the morning. Inner peace comes from many things but for me it is found right here. I think, I pray, I reflect, I plan, and I let go of all my struggles when my feet hit the pavement. It is much more than a hobby and has taken me through some of the most difficult trials I have ever endured as of yet. It is what holds my crazy world together many days.
So, marathon is done and second is now a memory too....what next!? Yep Boston it is!! To know that I just recently took off 40 minutes off my time in only 6 months blows my mind. I have a LONG HARD road ahead over the next 16 weeks. I have to take off another 36 minutes to get well enough under my age group qualifying time that I can even go next year. Official time I am shooting for is 3:30! omg just typing that scares me.
FEAR...such a wasted emotion! I guess that brings me to my main purpose for this Boston Dream. I want to show anyone that reads this but mostly myself that FEAR is pointless! We are capable of ANYTHING if we work hard! It never happens overnight...we would not really care about it if it came that easy. I am documenting this trip to show you that you can do it! You just need a goal, a plan, and someone to help cheer you on as you struggle. you will struggle. I will struggle, but I know I have a support system of wonderful people who cheer me on this journey. It really is about the journey not the race. The race is the destination, but how I get there...that is the best part!!
so... week 1 workouts:
Speed: 3x1600m sprints at 7:02
Long Run 13 miles
Tempo Run 5 miles
Highlights:
-RAN MY FIRST 7:02 MINUTE MILE!!! (I have not done this since high school and even then I think it was slower!)
-NOT ONLY 1 7 MINUTE MILE BUT 2 1/2
-Long Run pace picked up a few seconds
Downfalls:
-Only got 2 1/2 of the mile sprints done...the last was too much
Tempo run didn't really go as planned only 2 miles not 5
Overall feelings this week:
SCARED
EXCITED
IN A RUSH TO BE THERE LOL :)
Well that is it for now week 1 down and in the past. Beginnings are always scary but I am hopeful that this journey will teach me even more about myself than I think it will. Have a great day and make it count because you never know when that time clock will be over!
KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND KEEP CHASING BOSTON!!
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