from mediocre to marathon worthy.

April 15, 2011

 I decided to start an experiment.  All my life I have been okay at a lot of things but never extraordinare at one thing.  I am an okay body pump teacher, an okay marketing rep, an okay daughter; an okay mother.  I have never been awesome at one particular thing.  Most of the time I fly by the seat of my pants and wing it.  Same goes for running.  I am obsessive about my weight so I work out to keep the extra poundage off.  I can run about 4 to 5 miles a day.  I don't run more than 4 days a week.  I struggle with it because I get bored.  I never get that elusive runner's high.  So I have decided in my quest for self improvement that I am going to excel at running.  I am going to run 4 days a week and build myself up to 8 miles for 3 days a week.  At the end of the week; that will be my long run day.  I will run 15 miles that day.  During this time, I will record my thoughts and try to work on my issues.  Self esteem, and any other issue that arises.  You will know it all because I will bare it all.  All my thoughts and all of my fears.  Hopefully, I can work on my "stuff" while becoming a great runner.  I do want it noted that this is the first time that I have ever considered doing something like this without considering "losing weight".  It is not about weight it is about something greater than that.  A couple of rules I want to establish; I will run on a treadmill only if the weather is bad.  Most of my running will take place on a track where I can clock my mileage accurately.  I am going to get a runner's high.  That is my goal.  I will record every thought and every ache and pain.  Here it is for all to see. 

Today is the first day of my experiment.  Today's forecast: cloudy with a chance of showers.  I will run my 8 miles and I will share my experience.