Today I am busy but craving adult conversation. So I thought I would post a blog about my latest endeavor in the athletic realm. I love setting new workout goals and pushing myself past my limits. Last summer I trained for a minitriathlon. It was a mini, mini but was challenging me. I had a fear of water and had a tough time swimming out to the diving dock at the cottage. (I know... pathetic!) So I swam 300 yds, biked 6 miles, and ran 3 miles. It was really fun. This winter I was looking for another challenge. Thanks to a convincing sister, I decided to train for the 5th, 3rd Run in May. They have a 25K run which is around 15 miles. I ran track in high school and even in college a bit but I WAS A SPRINTER. That means that anything over a mile is LONG distance to us. The 3 mile run for my minitri was tough enough. So this was a huge goal. I committed to training for it but have waited to actually make the commitment to run it. This is mostly due to the time commitment it takes to actually train for the long runs. Well, yesterday I ran 10 miles. I was so proud of myself. I actually teared up a bit! It is funny when you accomplish something that you realize you didn't actually believe you could do. I had hoped I could push myself enough to do it but I guess deep down I had some serious doubts. I am really sore today but it was SO worth it. So now I am announcing to the world that I am going to run the entire race... the whole 15 miles. I am pretty excited and really enjoyed my run yesterday. I am at the point now where I can run 3-5 miles and it is fun. That is pretty sweet. Just thought I would add another interesting realm to the blogging world. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Adios!
~Jen
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A New Goal Accomplished... Almost
Posted by all of the TerBeeks at 5:23 PM
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Congrats on finally making a decision to go for it! There's nothing like setting a goal for yourself and then seeing it to the end. The sense of accomplishment is priceless isn't it? And seriously if running 3-5 miles is FUN for you...well then you must be on your way. Don't suppose a marathon is next?!? =) Way to go sista! Kim
Im so proud of you Jen!!!! You are a true road warrior! Looking forward to running the big race with ya. Love ya, Lis
Way to go Jen! I'm sooooo proud of you! Keep it up.
Wow Kim... Funny you should say that about a marathon. That just so happens to be the next race Lisa keeps talking about. When she first told me, I was thinking 'No Way'. But I am kind of thinking about it. So we'll see... (Lis, I said We'll see!)
YIKES I was kidding! =) That's quite a goal but I say if you think you can do it then go for it! Or how about this....let's get through the 25k first?!? =) Luv ya - Kim
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