The Training Has Commenced

Yes, that's right. My half marathon training officially began yesterday! Yikes! I'm a little intimidated at the task ahead. I will be running a half marathon on Memorial Day. That means I only have 97 days to get myself ready - AHHHH!!! I'm officially nervous.

Now, when I say I'll be running the half marathon I use the term running very, and I mean very loosely. I've never been much of a runner. I had to work very hard to be able to even run a mile at first. Besides that I am very SLOW! Some people don't realize the truth of that last statement until they see me in action. It's true, I'm a slow runner. I probably jog at most people's walking pace and that's okay with me.

Last year we had a 5K as a church activity. One of my friends and I decided to run it together. She was nervous because she didn't think she'd be able to run the whole time. I told her not to worry - that we could stop and walk whenever she needed to. As soon as we started to "run" however, she looked at me, smiled and said, "I'm not worried anymore. I can run the whole time with you." Yep, that's right! Wasn't that sweet?! :)

You'll never hear me claim to be good at this. I'm one of those runners that puts the competition at ease. As nervous as I am, though, I'm also excited. I know it will feel so incredibly awesome to cross that finish line on May 30, even if I am coming in at 3 mph. So, wish me luck because I will be running this race in 96 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes, and 49 seconds, 48, 47, 46, 45...