Reaching a goal
Well, I am signed up to run a 5k next Saturday. I’ve been running casually for a while now, and I’ve really wanted to see if I could run a 5k. So today I used mapmyrun.com and found a 3 mile run, and gave it a shot. I was so afraid of failing but I did it!!!! I couldn’t believe I did it. By the end I was so mentally exhausted, more so than physically. It took everything I had in my brain to complete the run, but I did it. Now, next week shouldn’t be as daunting as it’s been. I’ve been building it up in my mind, and I’ve been so afraid of failing. Today proved to me that I can do this. It’s not going to be easy, but I’ll make it. And holy crap, it will be a MAJOR goal achieved for me. That will be pretty damn sweet.
Good luck with your 5k run. What an achievement!!!! Congratulations
@-)-)—Tammy—(-(-@
Oh my gosh, you are soooo going to kick butt at this 5k! A couple of tips that I humbly offer:
Try not to get swept up in how everyone takes off from the starting line. That adrenaline gets pumping and you feel the excitement as you start, but that’s a good way to burn out early.
Don’t do anything different that you do when you normally run…wear the same clothes, eat the same thing before hand
Go as slow as you need to and know that’s it ok to walk.
You will not fail!! You are already wayyy ahead of all of the many people just sitting on their couches. I am sooo proud of you and know you will do a great job