Today, I will attempt to figure out my Garmin. I want to do my first run on Wednesday (maybe today if I can find a creative way to squeeze it in), but I am having trouble getting going and I think the Garmin will help me get it together.
Gunnar (my new name for the Garmin) will help me to be accountable and allow me to watch progress as I crawl back from my PR in a marathon (4:18:39). It is hard when your body is carrying extra weight and just doesn’t feel the same. However, fall is my favorite time to run so maybe just maybe it will kick into gear.
More importantly, I am itching to use the gift certificate C bought me for my birthday to buy something running related, but need to wait until I can fit into something I will be able to wear down the road.
Signing up for two fall races — eRace Irene (local 5K race to help raise money for our town after Hurricane Irene) and Dom’s Dash (5K put on by the school I work at during Homecoming) will also hopefully kick me into gear. Both have a walking option so if I am not up and ready I can contribute to the cause, but NOT hurt myself in the process.
Overall, I am hoping to FINALLY use my entry to the 2012 Key Bank Marathon since I have had to defer the last two years. Of course, I am perplexed as to how I will manage to train for a race of that caliber with two children under the age of four.
Thoughts? How do you train for races when almost ALL of your time is taken already?
