I have let you guys into pretty much every aspect of my weightloss thus far. I do admit that I have been keeping a secret from you though. I have registered and will be running my first 5K (without walking) this Sunday, September 29. You might be asking yourself, "Why would she keep something like that a secret?" The answer is simple, I kept it a secret because I was afraid that I would fail. I did not want to announce this first 5K because I was afraid that I could not complete the entire 3.1 miles without walking. If I suceeded I was going to make a blogpost about it that included pictures of me smiling at the finish line, bursting with pride at my accomplishment. If I was not successful, I was just going to act like it never happened as far as you guys are concerned. I have obviously decided not to do that though. The whole purpose of me starting this blog was to hold myself accountable. I set out to let people see my successes and failures, all with the hopes of giving readers a realistic inspiration for their own weightloss. Also, I feel that if I kept this a secret that I would be making it easier on myself to fail. If no one knew that I was running a race to start with, they would never know that I had to walk. I want to know while I am running that when I am done, I will be reporting back to you. I think it will be a lot easier to keep myself going if I know that I will be updating you guys afterwards.
I have prepared for this by doing the couch to 5K program. I am not quite finished with the program yet, but I do feel ready for this race. The farthest that I have run so far was 2.5 miles, but I am confident that I will be able to add that 0.6 miles and finish under my goal time. My original goal was to finish a 5K in under 40 minutes, but I am going to one up myself and strive to finish this race in under 35 minutes. I struggled about whether to tell you my new goal time, but I did not feel right keeping my goal time at a number that I wouldn't have to try hard for. My 35 minute goal time also has a specific meaning to me personally. I ran cross country in high shcool, but I only did it to condition myself for basketball. I did not care about running, therefore I did not put forth much effort. Mine and the times of the other girls conditioning for basketball did not count for the team's overall time. Since my time in the races didn't affect the team, I really didn't care how I placed so I didn't try. My cross country coach always told me that if I just put forth an effort, that I could easily complete each race in under 35 mintues. She knew that I wasn't trying, and she attempted all season to get that effort from me. That was an effort that I never gave her. I never finished a race in under 35 minutes because when I got tired, I walked. On Sunday, for the first time in a 5K, I am going to put forth 100% of my effort, and I fully intend on finishing this race in the time that I was too lazy to strive for in school. I hope that you will come back on Sunday to check on my progress, I look forward to updating you with good news. I CAN DO IT!
Thanks for reading,
Sarah
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