12/18/10

ok, it's 9 degrees out and i need to decide if it should spend the next 4 hours out there or on the treadmil.  the treadmil wins, not wanting to risk getting sick for Christmas.  at first i think i'm a lame duck, not wanting to brave the cold, but after 2 long movies & 3 bathroom breaks, i realize that it took more "insanication' (mck's word for insanity & dedication) to stay on the treadmil for 3:50 than it would have taken out of me to run the trail.  sure i was bored, but i did it.  so i conquered my "fear" of the treadmil.  i may not like it, but there is no need to dread it!

12/17/10

ok, so i haven't "blogged" about my 20 miler or the 4-6-10 miles thereafter, but that doesn't mean that i'm officially a runner! it occurred to me after my husband and i woke last week and decided to hit the trail about 8ish for a "quick" 10 mile run.  what was amazing was the fact that it was sub 30 degrees & i was looking forward to the next 2 hours (which by the way was sub 2 hours!!!).  i've spent many hours thinking about 1/9/11, but now i feel compelled to think beyond that to my next run!  i'm not rushing through this, but looking forward to the next training schedule!  does this mean change is possible in my life? well at least for now it is and i know that nothing is impossible with HIM... 

today is a cross training day and tomorrow is an 18 mile run.  considering the dipping mercury, i may hit the treadmil (which is more agony than the 18 miles!).

12/4/10

i'm sitting at the laptop pondering the next 4+ hours. it's a 20-miler today and to say i'm nervous is an understatement.  what i'm nervous about is a mystery.  am i worried i can't do it? am i worried it'll be hard? am i worried about "bathroom issues"? maybe this is my "wall" getting past the nervousness and just doing it.  maybe that's what Nike means, just do it ... be nervous, be worried, be prepared and JUST DO IT!  ok, here i go!