Good morning! So, I’ve decided to do it. I’ve registered for this Sunday’s Healthy Kids, Healthy Weight Run in University Circle. The cost is $16 (including a small registration fee) and it’s being put on by Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital with Aetna as one of the prime sponsors. I fully intend to take advantage of the fact that it is a run/walk because there’s no way I can run 3.1 miles from start to finish. I hope to get a great look at just how horribly out of shape I am in and finishing in the middle of the pack would be a victory, I think.
3.1 miles… wow. Thinking about it, I’m not sure if I have completed 3 miles since my high school football days – honestly. When I was in college I was in great shape because I was at the rec center every opportunity I got but, even then, I was only running a mile at the beginning of my workout and a mile at the end. I’m going to need every bit of energy I can muster. And, actually, my biggest challenge of all might just be getting there. The event is at 8:30 in the morning on a Sunday, with check in and packet pick up starting at 7:00. It’s about a 35 minute drive up there and I have no idea where to park. So I’ll likely be leaving at around 6:30 am … on a Sunday. Those hours just don’t exist for me so I hope I can pull it off (the event AND getting up in the morning… or maybe those should be the other way around).
Since I’ve signed up for this, I’ve decided that I want to take note of working out before hand. I don’t think I want to work out on Saturday at all and I probably will end up counting Sunday’s activities towards this week’s goal of 5 days. So I will probably manufacture two days off. Right now I’m thinking of taking today off, then working out tomorrow and taking Saturday off. We’ll see how Natalie feels… she could encourage me one way or another. For instance I could go real hard working out, today, and then take Friday and Saturday off to recharge – I’m flexible, here.
