Thoughts of a 25k…

by Julie on 12.29.2009

I know that this is the 2nd blog post of the day… but I didn’t blog this weekend, so I’m hoping that you all will forgive me and let me make it up to you. :)


I have a confession: I don’t start new “Labels” for my blog very often. In fact, recently I have been known to get re-”label” some of my posts as they don’t fit the categories as I would like them to. (And may still be doing this for the “life” and “weight loss” posts to define them a bit more & better.)

But I am starting a new category today. And to be perfectly honest, I am terrified to do it.

Let me back up a little…

A couple of weeks ago, a friend from the gym asked if I wanted to run the 25k Riverbank Run . My gut reaction was “HELL NO!!!” and laughter. (At least that’s what happened in my head… I think my actual reaction might have been more like “No way, Are you crazy?!?!” along with laughter on my part.) Well, after talking to a few people, I am further into this point. Further into saying (and almost committing)…
I am thinking about running a 25k.
Yeah, you read that right.

A 25k.
(That’s 15.53 miles for those who wonder… my co-worker was nice enough to point that out to me.)

So here I am 2 weeks later… ACTUALLY still considering this yet. And I just realized (after looking training program) that I am a month behind with it too.)

Twenty-five kilometers.

This bring me to the point that I am starting a “running” category/label. Meaning there might actually be posts about me running a zillion miles this spring all for this one {crazy} goal.

I am going to say publicly that *IF* I do this, I want…
1) …to have my immediate family’s full support… meaning they ALL BETTER BE THERE when I cross the finish line. (A bonus would be if some aunts/uncles/cousins would be there too!)
2) …to train with people… so that means that I’m actually going to commit to running with the training team at Gazelle Sports.
3) …to be guaranteed that I won’t die. :-)

I really can’t believe this. All I wanted to do this year was “tone up” and look great for my brother’s wedding. Well, I guess this might just be a way to do it.

I never thought that I’d even consider this…….

Now I might have just talked myself into it.
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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 "And so our stories go..." December 29, 2009 at 11:48 am

Running a 25K would be fabulous…maybe next life time for me. Good luck.
Mary

2 Sheryl December 29, 2009 at 1:50 pm

I'm sorry, I'm still with your first comment, "Are you crazy?" :)

If God wanted my insides to jump all over he'd a made me a frog. Needless to say, I'm not a runner.

Stopping by to welcome you to SITS. It's a great place to make new friends, find new ideas, and just plain have fun.

Welcome aboard.

3 Susie December 29, 2009 at 1:55 pm

How inspirational!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such sweet comments. I hope to see you back there soon:-)

4 Melissa B. December 31, 2009 at 7:35 am

I have to say that you're a lot more ambitious than moi. Good luck with that, OK? And happy end-of-the decade…SITS sent me by, and I'm glad they did!

Sleeping Beauty

5 Jen @ After The Alter December 31, 2009 at 4:59 pm

Very ambitious!!!lol I know I can't even run 1 mile..so 25K is huge!! Good luck!
vising from SITS!

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