A Hard Decision

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I’ve decided that I’m not going to be able to run in Mud Hero. It makes me so sad to think that I’m not going to be doing it, but I know it’s the right decision for me.

A couple months ago I was going to physio for plantar fasciitis in one of my feet. By the time I ended physio I was 85 or 90% back to normal – my physio guy thought I could do the rest by myself, which I totally agreed with.

Things with my feet haven’t been going so well lately though. The plantar fasciitis is slowly but surely getting worse. This is my fault, cause I haven’t been consistent the last couple weeks about doing the stretching. It’s pretty frustrating, but I know what I need to do to make it better – and hopefully that’ll happen soon. If not I’m going to make a physio appointment to see what’s up.

Because my foot hasn’t gotten back to 100% yet, I haven’t been running. Well, that’s not true – I’ve been playing soccer so I’ve definitely been active, but I haven’t done any real “runs” since my last physio appointment back in May. I’ve been waiting for my foot to be 100%, but that hasn’t happened yet.

As much as I know I needed to take it easy and let my body heal, I’m still feeling kind of like a failure. I signed up for it back in March when I was dealing with a bunch of stressful stuff – I was really looking forward to running it. And now that it’s just about here and I know I won’t be participating, well I’m just feeling kind of bummed out about it.

Luckily a friend of mine had mentioned that he’d be interested in taking my spot, so that’s likely what will happen to my registration. I’m glad that if I can’t run, at least my spot won’t go to waste and someone will be able to enjoy it.

Less Than 2 Months!

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There’s less than two months to go for my very first race! When I first signed up it seemed like it was such a long way off, but now it seems like it’s just around the corner. I can’t wait for July 22nd!

You can’t watch that and tell me it doesn’t look like so much fun! I think one of the best things about it is going to be getting muddy, and absolutely not caring about it one bit. It’s going to be like being a kid again.

I’m still a little nervous about being able to do some of the obstacles though. But there’s good news. If I can’t do something, or I don’t want to attempt it, I can take a two minute penalty, or do 20 push-ups and I can move on. Pretty cool, huh? I’m thinking I’m at least going to attempt every obstacle. If I can’t do it, fine, but I’m going to give it my all before I admit defeat.

I’m Hoping to be a Mud Hero

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A friend of mine invited me to register for a race with her, her husband, and a couple of their friends. It took me awhile to decide if I wanted to do it. I wasn’t sure if I could do the race, I wasn’t sure if I could do the obstacles. But then I thought that I wouldn’t end up doing much in life if I always turned things down that I wasn’t sure I could accomplish. Besides, this is my year of doing new and scary things. So I signed up last weekend.

Basically it’s a 6k course with 15 obstacles along the way – everything from a mud crawl to a cargo net climb. It definitely looks a little intimidating. but it also looks like so much fun! If I come to an obstacle I don’t think I can do, I can take a two minute time penalty or do 20 push-ups, and I can skip it. So there’s definitely options if I feel like I’m in over my head. But right now the plan is to do all the obstacles.

I’m feeling pretty excited about it. I’m trying to feel confident in my athletic abilities, though most of the time it’s a struggle. On the other hand I’ll be doing it with friends, and I know I’ll have their support. Is it sad that I’m also looking forward to being able to get really muddy?

And another bonus of doing this race? It’s in the mountains, so I’ll be surrounded by beautiful scenery. There’s just something about the mountains that lets me relax and breathe easier.

If you’re in the Calgary area and you’re interested in signing up, here’s the link.

Melissa’s 10k

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It’s official. Last week I signed up for Melissa’s. I’ll be running the 10k.

I’m pretty excited about it. I’ve never run a race before. It seems scary and overwhelming, but I have lots of time to prepare still. No matter how hard it is, I’m going to do it.

Have any training tips for me?

It’s Almost Here!

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Registration for the race that I’m really looking forward to in September happens in February.

I’m pretty excited about it cause it’ll be the first race I’ve ever signed up for. I’m really excited about it.

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Like this dog excited.

This is the race. I’ll be doing the 10K.

And I’m going to kick it’s butt.

Melissa’s Road Race

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So there’s this race. It’s a 10K. Or a 22K, but I’ll stick to the 10K. It’s in Banff. Its looks like an incredibly beautiful race. I can only imagine what it would be like to run around the town site, surrounded by the mountains.

I’ve been thinking about entering for the last couple years, but I’ve never had the guts to. This year’s race just happened a week or two ago, but they already have the date for next year’s race posted.

September 22, 2012.

I’m going to sign up for it. I’m going to run 10K. I’m going to own it.

I’m going to feel amazing about myself when I cross the finish line. Even if I’m in dead last.

Now I feel like my runs have a purpose, something to work forward to.