I'm not entirely sure what the catalyst was for signing up for a Disney run. When I signed up in mid-August, I was going through major life changes and wanted something to look forward to. I enjoy running...so there's that. I also love Disneyland and Tinker Bell... so... why not?
Now that it's late December, I decided it was
probably time to lace up the running shoes and actually start training for the race. I've never done training before - if you don't count my brief experience with track in high school, which I hated. Usually, I just run consistently and then gun it on race day. This usually doesn't work out as planned (read: straining my body). But this race scares me a little bit. It's longer than any one I've done before. I want to make sure my body can handle it. It's also much more expensive. It's a full trip to participate. And... I don't want to let Tinker Bell down!
I've employed my trusty RunKeeper app to train me. There's a free training program for 65min 10k for those comfortable running 2-3 miles. 61 training sessions. Ugh - that's intimidating. The alternative is worse though.
Today was Training Day 1. I haven't run in quite a while so I was worried about doing 2 miles cold. Much to my surprise I was able to complete
2 miles at
12:36 pace, which isn't too bad considering I've been lazy and I ate about 17 cookies today (thanks, holidays). Running felt comfortable. I think...I may be able to do this.
Part of my training is also doing a few strength and yoga sessions a week. Gotta stay strong and keep those muscles loose.
Additionally, I've signed up for the Kiss Me, I'm Irish 8k in March (
see it here - come run with me!) to keep me on track.
Are you a runner? Let me know what races you're signed up for - I'd love to join you!
They say the hardest step is the first one. We'll see about that.
Here we go!
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