i think i can, i think i can, i think i can

i LIKE to blog, but for some reason i just don't do it very much. i suppose it's really a matter of simply not being on the computer very much. i do have things to say... anyone who knows me, knows that fact, but it's hard to find the time most of the time.

i did my 10 mile long run this past weekend. it was hard. a few months ago, i remember saying "oh my god, i did 5 miles! the first three miles were alright but the last two i dragged my ass around unwillingly." well, now i say "oh my god, i did 10 miles! the first eight were alright, but the last two i dragged my ass around unwillingly." now THAT is progress. eventually i'll say "oh my god, i did 26.2 miles! the first 24 were alright, and the last two i dragged my ass around unwillingly." i didn't really have enough time to comfortably get to 13.1. even the training schedule i'm doing assumes that i'd been running 8-10 miles a week for at least 3 months; not being a first time noob not even able to run one mile. so although i'm not where i should be for doing a half marathon, i'm hecka better than when i first started. my goal for this half marathon is to finish and to not feel crappy. now that, i know i can accomplish.

eventually i'll run faster. eventually i'll run for longer. eventually i'll run an entire 13.1, and hey, maybe even 26.2 someday. that's encouraging.

blood check!
sweat check!
tears check!
13.1 soon!