I have never been a runner in my life. Seriously. Even in high school PE I didn't run the mile. It wasn't until 2003 when I joined Weight Watchers (thanks, Jeannette) that I started to take my health serious. Even after I started working out regularly, I still couldn't run. I finally decided to start small and work my way up. (I had to train to get to a mile!). I'm now running 2 miles at about an 11 minute pace and I'm really starting to love it. I want to do a race, mainly because it seems like the cool thing to do, so now I'm trying to learn how to run outside. I ran an 11:40 mile on my first try. Today I tried again and cut off over a minute. Grrr! I need to learn how to find my pace outside that I do on the treadmill. Don't worry, I'll try a couple more times before I give up. :)
My goal is to finish the first race I do (and possibly only race - I'm not that competitive, it just seems like something I should check off my imaginary lifetime to-do list). To be realistic, I should start with a 5k. However, a friend of mine has a son who was diagnosed with diabetes in December and she is putting together Team Zane for Beat the Bridge (a race that raises money for juvenile diabetes). I think it'd be cool if this was my first race but there are two things that make me nervous. 1. I have to run a 10 minute mile for the first 2 miles in order to beat the bridge, and 2. it's an 8k! I have to decide soon if I can do it. If not, I'll at least walk with Team Zane. I can walk an 8k...
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I love this plan except I don't like you waiting until Dec to do your first race. There are tons of races out there. Yous should find one sooner. Just sayin'.
I'm so proud of you right now!
No, no... her son was diagnosed in December. The race is in a month!
It actually isn't a big deal if you don't beat the bridge. They raise it, they lower it, you go on and finish. There were a few people on my team last year that didn't make it and they still had a good time!
I've decided to walk it. I'm going to do a 5k on May 1 sponsored by Top Pot. A run that ends with donuts is way more my style! :) We're going to walk for the Beat the Bridge race.
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