I am BACK! Hello hello! I started this blog awhile back and have enjoyed sharing my team's running adventures. I could go on and on about being busy.... but, blah blah blah. No reason to chat about where I have been. Let's chat about where I am going......
This isn't a widely read blog - I know that - and I am ok with that. For me, this provides me a journaling space to write about my running life that excites me. I could say it keeps me accountable, but that's not really true. I have to keep myself accountable to lace up the shoes everyday and keep moving. The blog allows me time to think and process my overall goals, to write about them, and to share the most important part..... the run photos :)
What has gone well since I paused writing? My last two posts on the blog are my FAVORITE posts ever. The run with Emma was the most meaningful ever. I have some fun goals ahead of me but this one will always be at the top of the list for most important. The other exciting post was my news about being a Grambassador for Grandma's Marathon (Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon) for the 2022 June race. I have had so much fun sharing my progress with training. On top of those two events, I have kept current with miles. Over the past 2+ years I have kept up with my running. For the most part, I have ran at least three times a week almost every week. I am pretty proud that I have kept moving.
What hasn't gone so well since I paused writing? Nutrition. Period. I am all over the place here. I am working hard on fueling versus dieting (broken record, I have shared this before). The other area that hasn't gone well is cross training. I was doing so well with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), weights, spinning, rowing, and elliptical but lately, this has been non-existant. I know for sure cross training helped me reach my 13.1 PR goal a few years back.
Ok..... so what's the real reason for starting to write again?...........
My big news. I entered in to the New York City Marathon lottery and I got in. OMG. So much to unpack here with this news.........
- One and done: Remember that? 26.2 last year at Grandma's and I was never doing a marathon again. Clearly that didn't last. Shortly after finishing I already wanted to do another one and train more purposefully for the race
- First long distance solo race: This will be the first time I venture to the start line alone without any of my running buddies. My cousin signed up with me but didn't get in (so sad). My other running buddies really don't have 26.2 miles on their minds (don't blame them). I think I will be ok on the run - let's be honest, the view will be amazing, the crowd will be awesome, and I will be with 50,000 of my new running friends. What I am dreading is the start line "alone".
- Humbled: It is not lost on me that many, many people have tried for years to get into the marathon and have not been selected in the lottery. I have no idea why the universe picked me to run but since I know this is such a desired race, I want to show up ready. Can I finish, of course but I will take this lottery win and train for this race.... and I mean really train. Will I move from the back of the pack? Probably not.... and I am ok with that, but I will be ready to give it everything I have.
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