I knew it was coming. I hadn’t run since I visited my sister at the beginning of the month. That’s almost an entire month without running. So I knew it would be a humbling experience. Yep, it was going to be bad. No way around it.
Speaking of which – you are all in trouble! Big trouble! I go almost an entire month without posting a C25K update and not one of you confronts me? Shame on you! My neighbors confronted me. Oh yes. They jibed me and teased me and asked me eight different times if I had gone running. And my Insignificant Other asked me a few times if I had kept up with the running. (Not an easy thing to do when you’re trying to woo a girl, let me tell you.) But that’s okay. I forgive all of you. Just hold me accountable, okay? Because once I stop something, I procrastinate and procrastinate and then I never ever start it back up again. And if I don’t get in shape, Super Secret Agent “C” will bust my butt. Seriously. She will kill me if I can’t do the 5K in February. So I have to train.
And the training, it has to get serious now. If I make a full confession, it would include the fact that I only ran for a mile today. Well, really I ran for a mile before the stitch in my side starting radiating pains up to my heart and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Then I stopped and walked for a quarter mile, then I ran for another quarter mile and then I fell over and died. Then I got back up and walked the rest of the second mile. It was embarrassing. So I am going to give myself two weeks to get back up to running for two miles. After that, I’m going to keep pressing until I get to three miles. Maybe three-and-a-half. I have got to get going because the cold is going to arrive soon and I don’t breathe so well in the cold. And the route we’re probably going to run is on the side of a couple hills and I’ve been barely scraping by on my very flat running route.
Gah! What have I done to myself?
I’ll tell you what I did: pie. Apple. Lemon. Pecan. Cherry. It only made sense that Humble Pie was next on the menu. Someone put me in time out if I stray again, mkay?
November 28, 2009 at 11:42 pm |
You mean between going off to Phil to support your sister; entertain her during her visit; working; taking care of two munchkins and baking pies for the holiday you didn’t find time to run? What have been doing with your spare time?
At least you didn’t have to start from a slow stroll.
November 29, 2009 at 9:58 am |
I just go the okay from the doctor to ride the stationary bike until my surgery. I’m hauling my (big!) butt back on it today.
xo
November 29, 2009 at 1:20 pm |
Hey! I asked about running – you dodged the question so don’t blame me. Glad you are back to it – we are all proud of you.
November 29, 2009 at 2:29 pm |
Hey, you needed the comfort of food…who can blame you?
Sending you lots of positive vibes.
One Love.
Thinking of you.
November 29, 2009 at 7:09 pm |
im really enjoying this image i have of you running AND forking some pie into your face =0] hey you’re a mother of two, you can multi-task!
December 1, 2009 at 6:20 am |
Guilty as charged. I will from now on hold you responsible…Go Katie!