Have you ever committed to a goal that scares you?
Cause that's exactly what I did yesterday...
I've been looking for a non-scale/non-aesthetics based goal and finally found one yesterday while chatting with my dad.
I've always wanted to do a Turkey Trot or Drumstick Dash 5K on Thanksgiving but for various reasons never have. This Thanksgiving will be our first in New Orleans and my dad, an avid runner, will be here to visit. He and I have talked about doing a race together but once again, for various reasons, never have. So yesterday when we were on the phone I told him I'd look and see what I could find. Well, I found the New Orleans Turkey Day Race, but to my utter dismay it is not a 5K but rather 5 miles. "Yeah, sorry Dad, but I definitely cannot run 5 miles. Damn, that sucks."
I couldn't shake the idea though and started to consider my options. My thought process went like this "Well, maybe I can do it, I mean, I'm athletic. I'm in good shape. But it's 5 miles!!! Hmm, let me google this and see how reasonable or unreasonable this is."
Long story short, I found a training program, sent my dad a text, and my training starts today, Lord help me.
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I had some doubt-talk last night where I was thinking, there is no way in hell I can do this, but then I just accepted that hey, I'm intimidated by this challenge but I also enjoy setting goals and I genuinely enjoy the process, so I know this will be fun and good for me mentally and physically.
My goal is to run more than I walk. I'm not trying to set any speed records. I just want to train injury free and complete the 5 miles.
Do you have any tips for me? I'd love to hear them!
xx,
Amanda.
