I've never really felt the need to run in a race. I know I won't win as I'm not that fast. I have thought that I would feel bad about myself for not going as fast as others will. But lately that's changed.
Last week I ran around Lake Merritt in 31 minutes. This past Tuesday I ran Lake Merritt again in 29 minutes even though I wasn't trying to go any faster. I was so excited when I finished and realized that I was 2 minutes faster than my previous time. It gave me that feeling that maybe I would feel that way when running a race? I finally saw what M has been trying to explain to me that it's about doing MY personal best, not competing against anyone else.
I love the structure of a training program (I'm 2.5 weeks away from completing my 10K training program) and I'm already considering a half marathon in the next 6 months. But I've started thinking that maybe I need to find a few 10K races to run this fall/winter.
Schoolers Run Busy active mama to two beautiful boys. Learning how to balance working full-time, spending time with my family, and maintaining an active lifestyle.
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