Friday, July 6, 2012

Day Seven


I can’t believe that it’s day seven. This is officially one full week of me NOT training for a marathon. Of this full week, I went to the track SIX times! I’m so focused right now I may actually sign up for a marathon. I’m just kidding. It’s not going to happen. My friend is trying to convince me to sign up for one AND run the 5K. First of all, 5K sounds like FOR-EV-ER. I am NOT running forever. I like my goal of doing 2 miles, which technically is only about 1 mile less than 5K, but 2 miles sounds a whole lot easier than 5K.  My initial goal was to run 2 miles without stopping. I figured if anything/anybody chases me further than 2 miles, they can have whatever it is they are chasing me for. That goes for everybody (i.e. dogs, zombies, criminals and leprechauns). I’m not sure I would run 5K for or from anything. Wait, I ‘d run for $100,000 and up. Yeah, that’s good. Any takers?

Anyway, I did the six laps today.  I did a little better than I did yesterday, I think. I may have to go get myself one of those sporty stop watches to keep track of my time. The only types of watches I have don’t have any numbers on them.  My watches only have the two hands and a big dot on the top. I’m sure you know which watch brand I am referring to, but I refuse to keep naming products that are not sponsoring this blog.  I may also have to get a pedometer because when school starts I may not want to share the field with a bunch of junior high school kids. I never thought I would ever utter these words but I think I may also have to add a fanny pack to the list. Stop laughing! I think I need one. I mean I have my phone and keys that I have to carry and sometimes they fall out of my pocket like when Marmaduke and Puggie were chasing me. Had I had a fanny pack, everything would have remained neatly tucked in it.

All and all, as I said today was a little easier than yesterday. I guess there is truth to the saying “everyday you get a little better.” Don’t get me wrong, I know some days I may not see a difference or may actually do a little worse but the good thing is that I am doing it, unlike BabyGenius who opted to stay in the bed today. Actually so did everyone in my neighborhood. I was the ONLY person on the track. I guess Fridays are officially “No Track” day around here. Well, not me. I have come to love my daily walk/runs. Humph!

Ok now that I think about it further, that’s going to be a “NO” on the fanny pack. I can’t imagine myself with that thing strapped to me. I’m already geeking out getting a pedometer and a sports watch. Forget I ever typed that whole fanny pack thing.  

Well that’s it for today. I will catch up with you folks tomorrow. Enjoy your day!

Ms. P.

1 comment:

  1. You're doing great! You know, you can avoid havingtwo more things to keep track of by downloading an application to your phone. It is like a pedometer and timer in one. Keep going and soon enough you'll be running those 6 laps and adding the extra two laps to achieve your goal. *fist in the air like Daisy*

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