Well, the time has finally come for my first 1/2 marathon. Do I feel ready? Absolutely not!!!
I've trained... I've hit some barriers... I've pressed on... I've had to rest injuries... I've picked up where I left off... We will just have to see what happens next!
So, obviously there will be no record breaking times - but this is a great opportunity to try something new. To venture out and defeat the notion that I could never go 13.1 miles.
My plan is to walk/run using 2 minute intervals. I am hoping that this will help me keep the endurance I will need for the last several miles. My sciatic nerve has been bothering me (so I haven't gotten all my long runs in the last two weeks) - so my goal is sub 14 min/mile.
Isn't that slow? Yes it is.
Would that pace have bothered you a year ago? Absolutely
Do you like running slow? No, I'd like to be faster than a snail - but this is where I am today.
Will you be faster next year? Hopefully, but maybe not.
Why do you even try? Because I can. I don't have to wait for that perfect day. I don't have to wait until I'm skinny. I don't have to wait until I can run a 10 min. mile!
I'm finally free. I'm free to be myself. I'm free to be the {Amy} that I was designed to be!!!
I love that God is changing me. He's making me love Him and in doing so I'm learning to love myself.
