The Challenge

Well, so much for blogging every day :-)

The last couple weeks have been unbearably busy. So much has been going on, and I'm really looking forward to slowing down a little bit.

A challenge has been thrown down. My good friend Lindsey has talked me into running a 5k race in the fall. She says that I can train under the same program that she did for her half marathon. After a little (okay, a lot) of doubt, I agreed to follow through with the program and choose a 5k for us to participate in. I was telling Charlie about this, and he gives me a look that says "Are you REALLY going to do this?" I told him that I was, and he replied that he was probably more likely to run a 5k than me. I got a little offended and protested that yes, I COULD do it, and that's when the challenge was issued. Charlie has challenged me to follow through with this and finish the 5k in the fall. He doesn't think I can do it. I'm pretty sure that he thinks he's going to win. But he won't. I think he has underestimated the amount of stubbornness that I can have when I really set my mind to something. And maybe that's been the problem all along. I haven't really felt any fire about what I've been doing. Although everyone has been so supportive, nobody has really lit any fire under me. But now, there's the challenge. And I feel sure that I can do this.

I'm starting tomorrow morning. I have a great support system in place, and I can do this. I can beat this challenge. I'm going to prove Charlie so wrong. Allison will be training with me this summer, so I have someone counting on me to get outside at 7:30 in the morning three days a week. My mom will be along for the ride, literally riding a bicycle. I have Lindsey to keep me on track and give me tips. We're actually working out together on Wednesday (can't wait!). AND, several of the choir girls run to stay in shape, so now we can swap running stories and stuff when we have girls night after rehearsal. Charlie is gonna owe me big time for ever doubting that I can get through this :-)

I am going to start blogging more often, although I think perhaps it would be unrealistic to post every single day. But I do want to use this to jot down my thoughts about working out and sticking to the eating plan (which I will continue to do, re-starting tomorrow). I also want to use this as a means to chart my progress, so that means I will have to be really honest about the details of things. But I can do it. And I can't wait to see the look on Charlie's face when I cross that finish line :-)