Today I have decided to start a blog. I have thought about doing it before but I always considered it a bit self-indulgent and a waste of time. In my life now I need an outlet so here it goes!
It is Monday evening and I am at home after running my second Six Foot Track on Saturday with a finish time of 5:08. Goal 1 was under 5:15 and goal 2 was under 5:10 so I am very pleased with myself. I can honestly say that I was on pace to go sub-5:00 but I did not have ability to gut out the hard stuff on Black Range. I picked up again with 10k to go and ended up finishing feeling way too good. I could have gone for a run today if I wanted to so I know I didn't work hard enough out there. Maybe it is too easy to be critical of yourself.
Ha! Sitting in front of the TV and Michael Slater on 'Whats Good for You' just said that "marathon runners are a rare breed." Yes we are!
So back to the start...why start a blog now? Life has taken a turn the past year. My husband (Ebo) and I first separated nearly 12 months ago. God I can't believe how time goes. I moved into a new place just before Christmas and we are working at getting our house ready for sale. Kids are 50/50 between home and my place and I am nearly going mental. Oh yeah, and during the year I lost my job, started another in a completely new industry and became an egg doner to a woman who is desperate to have kids (no luck for them yet). Some days I feel like I am drowning in the sheer desperation that my life will never be normal again.
Training for 6FT gave me something to focus on during the past 4-5 months. I am pretty pleased with myself that I got through all the training and then race weekend on my own. I felt very alone at the start and there has been a few flat moments since it is all over, but all that means now is I will have to start planning my next race! I can't afford Canberra in 3 weeks which would be perfect, so I guess Gold Coast here I come.
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