I was able to COMPLETE it!!! I had set out to finish in 4 hours and my final time was................................. 3:56:04!!! HEY! It's 4 min!!!! LOL I was feeling really good up until about mile 6.5. I was starting to cramp up and I had to be picked up only ONE TIME to move forward to mile 7. From that point on, I just walked fast to keep moving and complete the race! There were small stretches of my wogging, as the crowd on the sidelines on the Vegas Strip cheered me on - but for the most part, I walked it. Not being able to train properly for 6+ weeks, Dr.'s orders, made it difficult, but I was committed to doing this race. I was able to raise money for St. Jude hospital and I needed to run for the kiddos.
I was so very proud of myself to get out there and complete it. While I was out there, I had plenty of time to think and contemplate a lot! I have decided that I'm going to be doing MANY 5K's - as my goal is to be able to completely run the 5K in decent time - without intervals. Then once I have conquered that, move up to the 10K races. Keeping with that momentum, then move up to the 1/2's to completely run them and get good times. By that time, I will have more weight off to complete a FULL marathon! That's right...26.2 miles and RUN the whole thing. It won't be pretty. It won't be fast. But I WILL run (even a slow run) it. I want to accomplish this goal by the time I'm 50 years old. That is only 4 short years away. Time to get going and training for that.
Since being back from Vegas, I took the week to recoup, but now I am back to getting out there and MOVE.
What is your goal? What do you want to accomplish with your life? Where are you in your journey? I'm right there beside you - so if you haven't started - I challenge you to take the first step forward in achieving those goals that you have before you....ONE STEP AT A TIME!
