I've never run a mini before, actually never so much as a 5K in actual race form. The thing is, I have this love/hate relationship with running. You see, I love running.
Oh, and also, I hate running.
But I've decided to do this for two reasons: a) it has always been a kind of goal of mine, even if I haven't stated it in so many words; and b) I feel like it will, at least in the short-term, give me some purpose to my workouts, which will help to keep me focused. Maybe once I've done my first mini, Ill set some more race-type goals to keep myself moving forward.
I had actually signed up for a mini-marathon 2 years ago. I had my training schedule in place, and started on the first week of training. Then the shoe fell. And by shoe I mean Sophie, and by fell I mean implanted herself as an embryo within my uterus. So, the morning sickness began, and my training abruptly ended.
I've got my sights set on the Indy 500 Mini Marathon in May of 2011. Which means I have a whole 24 weeks to prepare. I did some research online, found an 18-week training program that made sense for me, and tweaked it a little to fit my plan. Yesterday, 2 mile run. Today, cross training in the form of weight lifting and light cycling at the gym.
Now that I have put this out in the blogosphere, I feel slightly more accountable. In 24 weeks, I'll either post a picture of myself crossing the finish line in Speedway, or I'll be sheepishly avoiding the topic. But I'm optimistic. I can do this.
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