Three weeks of training have come and gone. 17 weeks until
the BIG MARATHON! I thought I would keep a record here of all that I am putting
myself, my husband, and now my friends through. With three weeks of the plan
gone, I need to make a small confession.
Y’all: I am worried about training
once school starts in August. When school starts so does football, cross
county, UGA football, AND grad school. YIKES.
It makes me nervous just thinking
about the tight scheduling. BUT… I want to document my answer now on the .com….
If I don’t run the marathon now, then I won’t ever do it.
You make time for
what is important to you.
The Cain fam just happens to have LOTS that is
important to them in the fall! (AND SPRING. AND SUMMER. AND WINTER.)
Ok. So let’s document some runs shall we?!
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On the 4th of July somehow I convinced some
friends to run a 5k with me. They ROCKED it! I think I have some new race
buddies! This really makes my heart so happy! (I think KNOW this is why I coach XC.
I love when people fall in love with running!)
My once ‘running partner’ is now officially retired until October.
He doesn’t seem to hate it too much.
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| This is a real time photo. He is doing this while I type. |
Apparently he takes after his pops. Which is why I am
currently BEGGING for a new running partner. Maybe a breed that is made for
running. You know…. Kinda like the Weimaraner!?!? Sike.
Goals:
- Do more cross training. The scale is shouting to me that I need to lift some weights. I need to fit this into my mornings.
- Run with the hydration pack.
- I also need healthy carbs ONLY. Grad school and vacation was just a killer to my diet. Which is why I started a cleanse today. #IMissDairy
- Water, Rehydrate, and Spark only. I can tell when I drink tea instead of water
throughout the day.
- Ride my bike. My muscles need the stretching.
- AB WORK! Enough said.
- Read my devotional. Sometimes I start to worry about
scheduling once school starts. I NEED to be 100% at everything. That’s hard. I
count on a devotional to keep me from having a meltdown. Since you know…
those happen from time to time. I think a tattoo of worry.less would work perfectly on my wrist. (wink wink)
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Once school starts, you will do fine. XC will allow you to run, and you will just stay late a few days after practice to get ALL of your miles in. You WILL make your goal in November, and I am very proud for you. You have definitely become an inspiration to me, but I just haven't allowed my inspired butt to actually get going. It's SOOOO hot!! However, I am. I promise I am. Speaking of devotion, working with the youth at church has given me so many opportunities to grow in my commitment to God. We just finished a book study that made it so clear that God created us to do not just be! So, I have taken a few steps in the last couple of days to start "doing" things I believe I am being called to do....
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