Oops, I Did it Again...Pathetic

Yup, I've gone and done it. Signed up for a 10k again. For the first time in ....... well, when I did my last one I was 4.5 months pregnant with Mr T, who is approaching 6 years old......someone else do the math, will ya?

Anyway, I blame Chandra. All her talk about her half marathon guilted inspired me to get off my extra-flabby arse and get back in shape. It's her fault. She's the reason I was up at the fart of the sparrows this morning, rushing around to get things ready for Big Chief so he could do the school drop-off, then forcing myself onto the treadmill for an entire hour of BBC Breakfast and The Dog Whisperer while I cursing my aching muscles, shortness of breath, and amounts of sweat that are frankly just plain unflattering on a female. I hold her entirely responsible....And I've never even MET the woman! ;-)

The plan is to get in 30 training runs before the big day, and to go for an hour each time. How fast I go or how far I get will depend entirely on how my body reacts on the day, but I WILL train my body to be able to not stop moving for 60 solid minutes. Whatever I achieve then, is what I achieve. I can say I won't compare it to the times of my previous 10k's (57:53, 54:56, and 73:13) but the fact that I can rattle those times off the top of my head after all these years is probably a good clue as to how likely it is I'll be able to disregard numbers and goals. Damn.

Want to know what's most pathetic about the whole thing? Our wedding anniversary is only a few weeks before the 10k, and I've already told Big Chief that he can buy me a new pair of customized running shoes as my gift. His eyes lit up like a child at Christmas. Those of you who know us will understand just how big a sign of devotion that is, allowing, no, REQUESTING that he buy me running shoes. I think it will probably be the best anniversary present I could possibly give him.

Pathetic.