Command and Conquer
Posted in Run! on 21. Apr, 2010
As you know, I am in the midst of training for my first half marathon. This is by far the biggest thing I have ever set out to do in my lifetime. Athletically. Seriously.
Each week as we check off another training week and the mileage adds up .. I say to myself .. “Self, WAY TO GO!” and then I pat self on back. Each Saturday we set out for a new course and a higher amount of mileage. Each Friday night, I was about to poo just thinking about the next morning and the what ifs. What if you break the cement? What if you trip and fall and just end up the gutter and live there forever because your so mortified it’s just better that way? What if the chub rub is so severe that you would rather chop off your legs and live with bloody stumps than continue? What if your hair elastic breaks and your hair is all over the place ? What if someone screws with my iShuffle and all there is something like Jonas Bros and no metal? What if you can’t finish?
Just so you know, only one what if happened … My hair was a mess!
These what ifs stopped about 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago when I commanded all voices to the STFU and let me just run. I conquered the 6miles. Then a week later when I commanded once again SILENCE and I conquered 7.2miles. Including hills. If I can run seven .. I can run 8. By the time I run 8.. bring on 9.
Never in my wildest dreams (and I’ve had some wild dreams!) did I ever think I could do something like this.
Without the support of my husband,kids,parents and my friends .. well, thank you to all of you for pushing me and telling me good job. It’s what keeps me going.
These are the new voices in my head that fuel me each & every run.
You rock! And I am making a Jonas Bro/Tiffany/Yanni mix for your shuffle as we speak…mwah ha ha haaaaaaaa
That is awesome! I am really proud of you. Those damn voices are talking to me all the time…I need to tell them the same!
(And the Jonas Brothers are quite peppy. I’m just sayin.)
Keep on running!!
You are doing awesome! You have the right attitude and you will rock the half!
Good job!
And take the Jonas Brothers off our ishuffle. If anything is going to bring you down they will. HA HA HA!
Seriously, you’re almost there.
I believe that those voices are every runner’s biggest competition. ConqUering them is how we get better and faster and stronger. “Running is 99% mental and the rest is all in your head!” – Ray Zahab from Running the Sahara