How is the training going?\u00a0 I have been hearing that more and more lately.\u00a0 And my answer is that it is going slowly.\u00a0 If I didn\u2019t have three kids to keep up with, a full volunteer schedule at their school, great weather of about 65 degrees with clear skies, and someone to run my errands and clean the house for me then maybe I would be doing better.\u00a0 Maybe if I hadn\u2019t stepped on that toy at the bottom of the stairs in the dark and bruised my toe I wouldn\u2019t have slowed down and ended up taking a few days off so that it could heal.\u00a0 Who knows?<\/p>\n
I am still trying to love the idea of running, but that isn\u2019t happening either.\u00a0 I do like how I feel when I am done with a run and I am much better at the actual running part now.\u00a0 I also know that I have the ability to do this, but I am most certainly NOT addicted to the sport yet.\u00a0 The temperature has dropped quite a bit though and most days I am running outside as opposed to going to the gym and running on the treadmill.\u00a0 Surprisingly I find it much easier to run outside now (and a lot more entertaining!) than I did before. \u00a0\u00a0A year ago, I had never run outside and now (assuming good weather) I am running outside more than going to the gym.\u00a0 A few times I have wondered if I should go ahead and cancel the gym membership and then it gets hot and muggy again or we have a few days of rain and I remember that it is good to have the option of going to the gym!\u00a0 I am easily running 4 miles now and have made it up to 6 at one time.\u00a0 With the passing of Thanksgiving I am now realizing that before I know it, Christmas will be here and gone and then in the blink of an eye it will be marathon time.\u00a0 I sometimes get panicky and think that I need to hurry up and get to 12 or 13 miles, but then I remind myself that this sort of thing takes time and if I rush it, I am more likely to get hurt or burn out.\u00a0 I get anxious some days and think that I won\u2019t be up to it on race day.\u00a0 Friends remind me that the adrenaline will carry me farther than I think, and I sure hope they are right.\u00a0 Regardless, in the next month I need to add a mile or two to my daily workouts and get up to 7or 8 on my long weekend runs.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t going to be easy with the holiday season gearing up.\u00a0 I am going to have to be more dedicated than ever so that I don\u2019t lose ground.\u00a0 Completing the \u00bd marathon is my goal and I am going to do it.\u00a0 I cannot wait to get that Princess Medal at the end of the race!\u00a0 When I am having a really bad day, I think of that medal and press on.\u00a0 Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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