Day Ten- 1/10/11 Start Training for a 10K

Day Ten: 1/10/11
New Thing: Start Training for a 10K
Inspiration: I have done a 1 mile race and two 5Ks- now I want to take it to the next level.
Cost: Free
Time: about 40 mins
Bottom Line: Never though I would be doing this.

Reflection: As many of you know, I exercise pretty regularly. It helps me keep my sanity and I can always tell when I haven’t worked-out for a day or two. However, up until two years ago, there was a type of exercise that I refused to do—running. I could not stand running. “You never see a happy runner!” I was often heard to say when ever we would pass one on the road. (Sometimes it scares me when I hear my father’s phrases coming out of my own mouth.) But when my gym started a running club that was designed to train new runners to take part in a 5K, my husband suggested that I give it a try. I tried it and definitely saw an improvement in my running abilities. In fact I finished that race with a pretty decent time.  So, now that I have a few races under my belt, I thought that I would give a 10K a shot.

My goal is to beat his time.

I am using a 12 week training plan which uses a mixture of weight training, cross training (I do a lot of Spin classes for this part), speed intervals, and—of course—running. I would now call my feeling toward running less hatred and more of a tolerance with a side of accomplishment and just a dash relief when it is over. I have to say that already having this goal is paying off. The day following this post, I was very tempted to skip the 6am Spin class, but having the 10K training helped to get me out of bed.