I really am excited. A little over 2 years ago, I couldn't even run a mile without getting out of breath! Now, I will be running 13.1 miles! I have to say, my running club has been extremely motivating. They have really made me believe in myself and renewed my passion for running!
I am proud that I have stuck with my morning workouts now that school is in full swing. It hasn't been as hard as I thought. Audio books are pulling me through. Currently I am reading Wuthering Heights. I particularly enjoy the narrator's old English accents. They really add a lot to the story.
I am also enjoying the interesting people I see in the apartment complex gym that early in the morning. It is an interesting mix of business men, a women secretly running a personally training service, a man that runs in way too much clothing, and an eighty year old man. Today someone I have never met walked in and said, "We are all crazy for running at this hour!" It is almost too much entertainment to handle at 5:30 am. Then I think, I was missing all this before, while I was sleeping. The world had begun, and I was missing all the good stuff!
What races are you training for? Do you have any good stories from the gym?
I'm so not a morning person. How is it possible to be at the gym at 5.30? I don't understand this :) great news on the half marathon entry, what date is it on?
ReplyDeleteIt is so exciting to be training for a first! Good luck and enjoy the run :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am really excited!
ReplyDeleteWorking out that early has definitely taken some getting used, but I am always glad i did it! The half marathon is Nov. 17th.
ReplyDeleteThat's great Amy! Good luck and have fun!
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Thank you! I know November will be here before I know it!
ReplyDeleteMy ultimate goal is to run a whole 5k by St. Patty's Day, but in the mean time I have a 5k to run/walk in November. I hope I'm like you and in a few years I can run like it's nothing to think twice about. Right now I can do about 5 minutes without stopping, but my favorite is Intervals. I can get about 10 good minutes of fast running if I start and stop vs. just trying to do 10 minutes at once. We shall see...I;m about half way through a 5k training program so hopefully by the end I can get through 5k without stopping.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great start! I bet you will be able to run the 5k by St. Patty's Day. I can't wait to hear all about it!
ReplyDeleteThat's really exciting! Philly is a good race to do. I am such a morning person and now that its part of my routine I don't feel like I am myself without getting a workout in each morning!
ReplyDeleteI have definitely become a morning person. It has been a major transition, but has made me feel better overall.
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