The Hubs put one stipulation on this endeavor: be smart. I hurt my knee pretty good after my last half and ever since, I've had knee pain when I run. He knows me better than anyone and knew that I'd want to jump in head first and pick up a long distance. His only request was that I take it slow. I could do whatever races I want as long as I'm not going for 13.1 again until the fall.
So for the first time ever, I'm going to listen to him. Call the press. This is a first. Jess is actually listening to the Hubs. Has hell frozen over?
But he has a point. I need to really do this right. I want this to become a lifestyle, not just something I'm doing once. I need to make sure I'm doing everything I need to in order to be safe and injury free.
So here's my plan so far:
Feb 9th: Rock N Roll St Pete Mini Marathon (3.1 miles)
April 14th: Iron Girl 5K
May 4th: Expedition Everest (This one's not a definite but I want to do it and I want the Hubs to do it with me)
I'm hoping RunDisney is having the Tower of Terror 10 miler again this year. I think that would be a great race to do and if it's in September again, it would be a great time to be doing a 10 mile race.
November 24th: Women's Half Marathon I've ran the 5K in this series and had a great time. I've always wanted to do this half so I think it's a good choice and great timing for me. It will make the Hubs happy too. Plus it will give me another half under my belt so I can go into the Princess feeling pretty good. I think it's only fitting to head back to Disney for this race so I can completely blow my previous 2 finishes out of the water!
So here's to 2013 and adding more Bling to my life!!!!!
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Good for you! I admire runners - I can't stand it, lol. I know Eric wishes I would run with him but I just don't have the motivation to get past the part where it's awful.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you're being smart and starting small! If you ease into it right, you can do more running in the long run! :)
This is awesome! I'm looking forward to running the Gasparilla 5K in February (my first ever!!) and then another one in March. I'm hoping I will love them both and start running on a more frequent basis :-) Good luck to you, those races sound awesome!
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