I ran 6 miles last night. The Peachtree is 6.2 miles. I think it's in the bag. Grant it, I haven't ran any big hills, but I'm going to let adrenalin and mob mentality help me with that. I feel self sufficient and healthy when I say I ran that far. I can't believe it's next week. It's going to be a good day. I plan on swimming all day and watching fireworks that night. I could only run about half a mile in the beginning in January. I'm not fast at all, but I do it and that's the only thing that matters to me. Maybe next year I will try to work on my time.
So - I'm thinking of setting up a new fitness goal after this is done. There is a mini-triathlon on my birthday this year. It's a 400 yard swim, 13 mile bike race, and 5k (3.1 mile) run at Lake Lanier. I feel comfortable with the running and biking. It's just the swimming that is completely foreign to me. I don't even know how difficult 400 yards is. We will see if I do it, but it would be really cool to bring in my 24th birthday with a triathlon. I'd really have to step up the training. I've only been running like 1 - 3 times a week since January. I'd have to work out 4 times a week doing 2 activities each time. We will see... It would feel cool to do it though. Here's the website.
I realized something on my run last night. I haven't been doing this to get fit, but instead I've been trying to show myself that I have perseverance, that I can make myself do things I don't initially want to do for the sake of a goal. I think the lesson is starting to sink in. I often feel reluctant to work hard at something. It's not that I don't want to do it, but its sometimes hard to get started. Doing stuff like these events makes me feel more capable on some level. And healthier too.
okay - off to class.
