The Team in Training Kick-Off meeting was Thursday. I was surprised, there were way less participants than last year. Only about half as many runners showed up. Some of the staff from last year were excited to see me back and greeted me with hugs. I met a few nice ladies, who thought I was an expert because I knew what to wear for training, and actually finished a half marathon last year. It’s a little weird to be the biggest person in the room and yet the fitness “expert.” We got our training schedule, I think I forgot how intense the schedule really is. 5 days a week, with 2 rest or cross training days. I signed away my first born child on the fundraising contracts and medical waivers. At the end they had a raffle for a TNT Hat, TNT duffle bag, and a Bottle of Moscato Wine. I casually, told the ladies at my table that Moscato was my favorite wine. And what do you know? They called my ticket number! I won the pretty blue bottle of wine. This year they actually had a training shirt that fit, so I was super happy about that too. Looks like things are getting off to a great start.
Here is a Dropbox Link to my Half Marathon training schedule. I’ve never used Dropbox for my blog, but we use it all the time to share documents at work. Let me know if it works (or doesn’t work). Tip: You might have to set up a free dropbox account to get access to the training schedule.
Copy and Paste into your browser: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/49568332/ST_LOUIS_HALF_MARATHON%5B1%5D.pdf
My first group training session with TNT for the Half Marathon is Saturday Nov. 12. I decided to get a head start, so that I can keep up. I want to do a light jog during the race, even though I’ll probably still train with the walkers team. I saw the runners last year, I can’t keep up with them. Maybe one day I will be able to keep up, but today ain’t that day! LOL.
I dragged myself to the gym, since the temperature has dropped, and daylight savings time has reared it’s ugly head. It’s totally dark outside by the time I leave work. Anyway, since I’m not really accustomed to running or jogging anymore, I went back to basics. I started with Week 1 of the Couch to 5K. I haven’t heard that podcast in a while, and it was kind of exciting not to know which song was next. For the first few runs, I thought, oh this is easy; I could’ve skipped a few training weeks. But, for the last two interval runs, my body started fighting me. Everything hurt, my knees, my ankles, my calves. I can fairly easily walk a couple miles and hardly break a sweat. But, I quickly remembered that running is nothing like walking. In the end I finished all of the 60 second run intervals, no cheating. Week 1, Day 1, 1.67 Miles, done….For those of you who follow my blog regularly, you know that I was dating a guy I called my “Special Friend.” Because of hurt from the past, I was scared to open up. I faced my fears, and allowed myself to enjoy the experience, since he truly is a good man. Soon after, he told me he felt that I was “too emotionally involved, too soon.” And, I got hit with “we should be friends.” But, here’s the weird part. We still talk on the phone every day and text like actual “friends.” I even inspired him to do a half marathon and he wants to train with me. Do I regret facing my relationship fears and opening myself up? Nope, not at all. I think I would feel bad, if I never gave us a fair shot. Do you think it’s possible to remain “just friends” with someone that you dated for a month? What are your thoughts?
