Yesterday I ran half a marathon (as mentioned in my summer list). I didn’t drop dead and actually finished. Besides the soar muscles at the moment, I am really happy I accomplished my goal. I started running because it is a sport that is easy to combine with my hectic schedule (I can just put on my shoes and go outside whenever I have the time). The last months I have been training from having trouble running 10 minutes straight to running for over 2 hours without stopping. It was quite a challenge to train three times a week… when it was raining, when my schedule was dead crazy, when the word couch potato sounded like the most glorious thing in the world, when I had only slept for 2 hours. But hey, I made it :)
Having said all that, there is no way I am running that far any time soon again. Haha. I reached my goal, time for a new challenge (any suggestions for other sports or hobbies I should try?).
I love how supportive my family was. My sister, running along a few meters:
I love this picture of my mother, cheering from the side of the road
My dad, with whom I ran half a marathon. The picture is taken just after we finished.
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4 Comments
Belly B
July 4, 2011 at 03:30
Aww how sweet! :) Congratulations on reaching your goal!
<3 Belly B
Farjana
July 4, 2011 at 19:43
Congrats! I can’t even run half a track without running out of air.
Jessilyn
July 5, 2011 at 04:08
Congratulations! The picture of your mom was so sweet :)
Magical Day Dream
July 5, 2011 at 19:22
:)
@ Farjana: well that’s pretty much where I started ;) I would never have guessed I would do this in my life… (I mean.. without being forced to :p)
@ Jessilyn: I really like that one too :) It meant a lot to me having them there…