Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice

Well I haven't stuck to my promises....Already I've gone to McDonald's once, I didn't exercise but once this week, and I've been eating terribly.

I really miss the absolute do-this-crap-OR-ELSE motivation that trying to join the Navy provided me with. So I've decided that I need to set some sort of goal up for myself. It needs to be something that I can't easily back out of and also something challenging that I'll feel was really worth it when I'm through.

Sooooooo....I've decided that I'm going to try to do the Greensboro Gobbler. Its a 5k that takes place on Thanksgiving Day. Its fairly tough too. The course is Country Park where I walk at a lot. There are two really decent hills in it.

Forget the fact that I was running a mile and a half 3x a week. Now I'm getting to .25m and feel like dying. Dangit! I hate setbacks, but I've only myself to blame. The good news is that it shouldn't me nearly as long, as it did when I first started running, to progress from one goal-marker to the next.

So this is my plan of action:

• I'm going to try to run 3x a week for the next 2 weeks. (Short-term goal)
• While I'm running I'm going to run as far as I can and then either walk the rest or do intervals..I'm not sure.
  
• Each time I run I'm going to try to run past the point where I had to stop the last time. (Pacing!)
• If I feel like this is doable (even doable but really tough) I'm going to sign up as early as possible for the race so I can't back out.
• I'm going to try to get in at least 2 strength-training days a week
• I've GOT to watch what I'm eating or it will totally screw me on my runs.

This isn't for weight-loss. I'm sure that will occur if I do all of the above, but I really want to do this. 5ks are a blast and its such a good feeling when you finish one. I've only run one myself and I only made it .25m before I had to walk. I think I did a few small intervals of running, but my time was 45minutes which suuuucks. It was also when I first started trying to run.

My goal for this is to be able to run the entire thing without stopping. Even if I'm slow as a turtle. Slow and steady wins the race, after all!

Wish me luck! I'll keep everyone posted and if you have any suggestions please let me know! :)

-G