Bolder Boulder

I have this friend, Alisa, who is super beautiful and super smart and super funny and super amazing. She also has three kids, so I'm pretty sure she has super powers. A few months ago she started training for a half-marathon and I thought, "Well, that's just crazy. I could never do that. It's impossible!" Despite my negativity, the idea of a half-marathon was planted in my brain and I have decided to try for it. There is a half-marathon in Denver in June, but I think that is way too soon, so I am shooting for the one in October. Yes, I have picked a goal that is 7 months away. So be it. But to help motivate myself, and to show some commitment to something for once, I am registering for the Bolder Boulder 10K. It is Memorial Day. That gives me 10 weeks to prepare for a 6 mile run.

Holy. Cow.

I haven't done anything more than a brisk walk since I got pregnant over a year ago! Am I crazy? Maybe. Am I going to do it anyway? Yes!

The first steps on this crazy goal are:

1. Go to a specialty running store and get some running shoes that fit really well. I have bad knees and a good shoe will be key. Also, a supportive undergarment, if you catch my drift.
2. My first run is Monday, just a jog/walk for 15 minutes. That's all. I can do that.
3. Then jog/walk 2 miles on Tuesday! (I've already mapped out a two-mile route around my neighborhood!)

It goes from there. I get three weeks to jog/walk my way through 2 miles here, 35 minutes there, and then it gets to running only. We'll say jogging. Jogging only. The hardest part will be starting. And getting up earlier than I have to so I can jog before work. If I want to go after work I'll have to invest in a jogging stroller so I can take Evelyn with me.

Let the painful journey begin!