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First 10k tomorrow - Freaked out.
The 10k is local so I know half of the trail that I'll be running by heart. I run it all the time. I actually went and pre-ran the course but got lost because there is a rats nest of turns toward the end/beginning.
I have a bad ankle so have worked on a sustainable 'shuffle' that is not as fast as my long faster stride. It takes my 11 minute miles down to 13 basically but it is sustainable for almost ever. My hope is to intermix the fast with the slow, but mostly stay slow because I really want to finish and I don't want to die.
Running over an hour straight blows my mind a little. I took ten months off of running. I was really sick, started on medication that made me pack on 30lbs, ran a business in town beside the McDonalds and at there for breakfast and lunch. Then I was just too sick to keep up the business and moved home.
At home I've struggled with diet and weight loss (had some good tips from people here - thank you - I ordered six books yesterday). July I started walking everyday and feeling really sorry for myself, "I'm too fat now to run" - and I missed it so bad. Thirty pounds is hard to run with - think of sacks of potatoes being carried along with you.
I walked and walked, two or three times a day and then started to jog and jog a little more and then run. And now here I am Nov. 2nd is my first 10k. I didn't do 10k's when I was 30lbs lighter. I would have told you, "I can't" -- but I've run everyday and put in the distance. Because I though - I'm fat, I can't run very much before I have to walk so if I go five miles then I'll probably run at least two of that and then it's like I went out and ran two miles...' Follow that logic? Okay anyway, it made me pretty good with distance.
My health hasn't been this good in a long time. I went from having to see a doctor every two weeks to every six now and my labs were great. I still have some kidney issues but someone on here recommended Pedialite for an after workout drink and -- WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! That's perfect for me actually. I was drinking Cokes - you know, salt+sugar+caffeine goodness. But I'm betting this works better.
My health is so good I'm bidding on a big web design job and I hope I get it. It's hard to explain to people why you haven't been very active or employed. I actually had filed for disability earlier this year.
I just need to iron out what I eat everyday and I'll be on my way to a better life.
Man - I hope I do well tomorrow. Running that long with a crowd freaks me out. I have massive anxiety issues. *sigh* But you know...it was in MY PARK on MY TRAIL...how could I not do this?
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