I feel like talking about my training and what I am doing for myself keeps me accountable. I want to be under the microscope. I need the ass kicking. I told all my family friends and clients. I would even tell a stranger if they wanted to know or listen. So this begins my next story. I was talking to Lori Bratz (i need to give credit to her. She too is a strong willed woman that i look up to). She got my wheels turning. She was telling me about how she did a 5k fun run. She bragged that she has alot of fun and feeling of accomplishment. What got me thinking was she loved them and was signed up for more. Whats a fun run I asked?? Lori explained that this was a race that you could walk or run or do a little of both with not much pressure. I began to think in my head I could do this right? I am very competitive and if she could why couldn't I? I asked her how i learn about signing up for these 5k "fun runs" and her response was http://www.active.com/ . She informed me that Newcastle is having a 5k fun run August 29 2009. I did some foot work and looked into this and convinced myself that this is a goal I want for myself. I began like any normal chubby weight girl doubting myself. I asked Brian if I was ready for this. He instantly said Yes! Without thinking about it he told me yes. We had no more than 6 weeks to train for this. I quickly asked him why he saw strength in me and felt like I could do this. He said , "Amy you can do this, there is no question in my mind that says you can't". With those words I found the strength to tell everyone that I was doing this race without even signing up for it.
Though before I continue I have to share with you the thoughts in the back of my head when I learned more about this race.
1) I pay someone to run.... yeah run....a chubby girl pays to run.
2)5k is equal to 3.2 miles that I have to pay for to run in.
3) Its early in the morning that I pay for this 3.2 mile walk/run
4) I have to do this 3.2 mile run/walk in the morning in an hour that i paid for or I get disqualified for.
I found it odd that I was wanting to sign up and pay which wasn't much just that I would rather buy a few eye shadows (they come in my size) than pay for something that might not be in my size to begin with.
It was official everyone knew I was doing this race. I posted it on the famous white board in Fitness Together as a goal or some post accomplishments. Somehow I found a team of 4. Actually I found 3 more that wanted to be on my team and support my goal but later when I was signing up I had to take the first 4. They only allowed 4 on a team. They only reason you would want a "team" on paper is the fee goes down 5-10 bucks other than that everyone there was on my "Team" So my team official name was "Fitness Together". The people in my group were Brian Wehner, Larissa Klein, Rachel and I. Though Fitness Together had a few people out there with us Mona and Beth. I gathered all the papers and money together since this was my goal and took it to Foot Zone. (I did all the foot work, and the only reason I am saying this was it helped me from backing out of my own goal. How could I... I had people depending on me, to get the money in, They wanted to race!)
Though before I continue I have to share with you the thoughts in the back of my head when I learned more about this race.
1) I pay someone to run.... yeah run....a chubby girl pays to run.
2)5k is equal to 3.2 miles that I have to pay for to run in.
3) Its early in the morning that I pay for this 3.2 mile walk/run
4) I have to do this 3.2 mile run/walk in the morning in an hour that i paid for or I get disqualified for.
I found it odd that I was wanting to sign up and pay which wasn't much just that I would rather buy a few eye shadows (they come in my size) than pay for something that might not be in my size to begin with.
It was official everyone knew I was doing this race. I posted it on the famous white board in Fitness Together as a goal or some post accomplishments. Somehow I found a team of 4. Actually I found 3 more that wanted to be on my team and support my goal but later when I was signing up I had to take the first 4. They only allowed 4 on a team. They only reason you would want a "team" on paper is the fee goes down 5-10 bucks other than that everyone there was on my "Team" So my team official name was "Fitness Together". The people in my group were Brian Wehner, Larissa Klein, Rachel and I. Though Fitness Together had a few people out there with us Mona and Beth. I gathered all the papers and money together since this was my goal and took it to Foot Zone. (I did all the foot work, and the only reason I am saying this was it helped me from backing out of my own goal. How could I... I had people depending on me, to get the money in, They wanted to race!)
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