Are You Living It?

Yes, I just finished another Life Goal… To Run a Marathon! Now here are some tips from a newbie runner on how NOT to go about doing this: First off, it’s probably not the best time to decide you WILL run a Marathon once you’re all healed from breaking your pelvis in 3 places only 6 months prior… Next, after deciding this on your very first walk one would think it smart to set a goal for doing one in 1 year and to give yourself more than only 1 month of training! Yep, I decided to tackle the Silicon Valley Marathon 1 month ago and literally signed up a week ago… crazy, I know. Some more things not to do would be buying your first real pair of running socks the night before, though they worked marvelous (asics socks rule).

Speaking of clothes, I think I was the only one out there sportin’ the coolest visor (see pic below) but was not up on the “marathon attire” since I was in an old tee from high school, 10yr old running shorts but pimpin’ sweet Saucony shoes, great socks, and cool head gear! The other thing that was a bummer was that I was sick with a cold 2 weeks ago and missed some major miles and then I ran today having been sick with a stomach bug… Mind over Body Baby. I was a guinea pig for all my new Sport Psychology exercises I’ve been learning and they came in VERY handy.

To be honest, I actually had a strong race… by the 13th mile I was under the mile pace of 8:23 but then the last 5 miles got me. My IT band cramped and it was a painful struggle to the finish and I lost a ton of time on my pace so it become more of… k2 just finish. I did NOT walk one bit and ran the entire 26 miles and still managed a respectable time! yippee. I don’t know how those Ironman peeps do it… I give y’all props. So now I’ve achieved two Life Goals in 1 month, start Grad School, and run a Marathon… hmmm what’s next? Any suggestions?!?! Okay, back to my studies and trying to avoid taking the stairs to and from my room for the rest of the evening, ouch.

just in… I got 3rd place in my age group and missed the “awards ceremony” hahaha