Yesterday Amber & I ran 5 miles at the Y. We didn't want to chance it with running outside on the new snow. It was also probably a good idea to run in "warmer" weather.
We are going to do a couple short runs this week......but nothing strenuous as we rest our body for this weekend. We stopped at ASR yesterday and got a little pep talk from Kitty. She said this week we should close our eyes and picture yourself at certain points in the race...picture yourself crossing the finish line. Enjoy the moment. You've trained and now it is time to cross the finish line. She always has great advice! Glad I stopped down there.
It's been about 9 months since we got off the couch and started the 5K program at ASR. Amber & I have both had some set backs......but we've kept going. We have our plan down for running/walking....and now we just need to execute it. After we are done with this race we are going to build on our run time without stopping. For this race we are doing run one minute/walk one minute. This race is about the distance.....getting to the finish line and not getting hurt. My knees are a little tender yet and Amber is still fighting issues with her arches. But we're going to finish and finish without the slow bus picking us up! And then next year we are thinking of running in Nashville. We'll see. And each time we run......we plan to get faster, run longer and stronger.
It's been a fun journey.....and we're only getting started!
Happy Running! Have a great week.
It's been a great journey so far and I know I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for keeping this blog to help us remember our struggles and achievements!-Amber
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