I started! I did! But life has been a little sketchy and truthfully, I haven't sorted it out well enough to make the time to train. I am fairly horrified with myself. I have the Wine & Dine Half Marathon in a week and needless to say, it won't be a PR. But it's a Disney race done for fun & pictures, so my expectations are low. It's also a 16 minute mile pace, so I know I can walk most of the time if necessary.This doesn't take away from my shame of not training, though. Like I said above, I've got some things going on in my personal life that are dragging me down and that makes it hard to find the motivation to get moving. The ironic part is that I feel better when I work out so I am double-punishing myself.
I am not really excited about Wine & Dine for a few reasons. First, I do not feel at top running form and that's a crappy feeling when going into a race. Second, I am completely unmotivated to make a costume and the SparkleSkirt I wanted to order is sold out in my size. I don't even have something cute to wear and you KNOW that's part of the reason I even run!
There is not too much I can do in the next seven days to get more prepared. I'm going to go and do the best I can. I'll probably finish just this side of the Balloon Ladies. That's cool... as long as I do finish!
After the race, I am spending the week at WDW with my friend Chris without the kids. It's the first time I've been to WDW without the babies since they were born. I don't know how I feel about it. I want to go and have some adult fun, but I think I've forgotten how!
This may be my whiniest post ever. I'd love to delete it, but I feel like being honest with myself means being honest with you. The thing is, I think mentally I am waiting to get back from W&D to really get started on my plan. For some reason, I feel like I need to get this done and then I can concentrate on moving forward. Lordy, I hope so. I need to get moving.
So this post isn't a complete loss, here's a sloth handing you a flower:
Take it easy and "git 'er dun"... Get through this run and then get to the plan. Sometimes life does get in the way, but be sure to go slow so you don't hurt yourself... and watch out for those Balloon Ladies! :-)
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