Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Forward March!

You know the funny thing about time?  It never stops, even when you do.  Time does not give a crap if you're busy feeling sorry for yourself, or if you need a break, or if life is busy.  Nope.  The clock ticks forward, the calendar pages turn, and before you know it, whatever you're putting off until Tomorrow (yes, with a capital T) ends up needing to be done Right Now.

Five weeks from Saturday, I'm running a charity 5K.  The day after that, I'm running a 10 race. A few weeks after that, a Half Marathon, and three months after THAT, a 6 hour race.  After that comes the big mama jama, the 24 hour race.

All of which means that there's no more putzing around, no more "easing back" into things.  There's no more time.  The time is now, the time is here. The only thing to do is ....  do.




So, now's the time for that grit and determination I was talking about the other day.  Also, now is the time to stop signing up for races that I'm not prepared for. LOL 

Honestly, though, I'm getting kind of excited about things.  (Finally)  So hopefully I'll find myself in a better position than that poor cow.  Once the weather finally stops being insane, I have a feeling I'm going to be a little giddy at the thought of all that's ahead. 



Of course, that giddiness may not last past the first few races, but we'll see.   Today, I'm just so glad that February is almost over.  What a stupid month. LOL 



8 comments:

  1. I love the pig!!
    And, I'm with you - February pretty much sucks!!
    I want to do a 24 hour race but I'm not sure that I ever will - maybe I will wait and see how your's goes and then decide.

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    1. Oh, no! Kim, come on. It's me. You know it will be disastrous. LOL I'm sure if you did one it would go much better. LOL

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  2. Some day I'm going to do a 24 hour race! How exactly do you train for that though?

    And I'm so over February. It just needs to be done.

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    1. I have no idea! My ultra friends say to just run. A lot. LOL

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  3. I so agree. February has been ridiculous. That cow picture is hilarious. I'm glad you're feeling more motivated!! (read your other post first)

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  4. One big thing I found with doing a 24-hour is to not just have a plan for mixing running and walking, but to practice that plan at some point. Your body will react differently to starting and stopping than it does to continuous running. I found this out the hard way.

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    1. Fortunately, I have a ton of experience walking during running, so I'm hoping it won't be a problem.

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