I can’t think of anything more ridiculous than paying money to run. Except maybe getting up at the crack of dawn and driving 40 minutes to do it with a bunch of strangers.
And that’s exactly why I’m doing it tomorrow morning.
Yep. I’m running the Chapman 5K tomorrow.
Why don’t I explain how this madness began…
I was sharing on twitter that we were given a treadmill by our dentist (An old one they were getting rid of – I LOVE it!! Such a blessing!) and my crazy running friend Kelly suggested I sign up for the Chapman 5K, because you know how runners try to rope everyone into their world… like a cult. A cult of kale-eating-I-just-love-running-so-much-I-wear-florescent-shoes group of people. I said I would do it because October seemed like forever away (it was June at the time) and I had been going strong with my fitness pal so I was all into getting back in shape.
I started running… ahem… jogging… ummm… gasping for breath… yep, gasping for breath as I lop along on the treadmill using the Couch to 5K (C25K) app on my iPhone. I felt like I was going to die just trying to jog for 60 seconds at a time on the treadmill. Yep… that sums it up. But I kept at it and now I’m on week 8 (I had to repeat a few weeks in there) and can run for 20 minutes straight. It was a pretty slow process but I can honestly say I look forward to it… being over for the day. I still hate running, but I feel like I accomplish so much in that 30-ish minute workout.
Anyway, I was planning on just signing up for the 5K and flaking out because as I said above, the whole race thing in general, just seems silly to me. But then our best friends signed up, then more friends signed up and my lovely marathon running cousin signed up.
Blarg.
So, I’m running tomorrow. (probably walking a bit too.)
Blarg.
You know, the thing I dislike most about the running thing is I thought I would have faster body results. As in I-want-to-lose-weight-in-my-belly-and-I’m-not. In fact, the only places I am noticing results are my lower thighs and my boobs. In other words, a part of my body I could care less about (lower thighs) is getting skinnier and another part that I don’t mind being big (ahem) is getting smaller.
Blarg.
I’ve been alternating the treadmill with a couple of Jillian Michaels DVDs and those are awesome! My faves are her trouble zones and frontside and backside workouts. In between sets I run around my stairs. 60 times is a mile. Yep. You read that correctly – I measured the distance around my stairs and I literally run around them. Below is video proof. You gotta do what you gotta do when it comes to working out at home with 4 kiddos!
You’re welcome for the laugh.
Of course, if I absolutely love doing the 5K and start training for a marathon then you should totally support me… and we will never speak of this post again.
Happy Weekend!!
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Kristen says
YOU ROCK! i’m so tired of wearing maternity clothes, so i’ve been waking up before the kids get up and walking/jogging in our neighborhood. Around 5:45am, before John leaves for work. i do have a double jogger and the complaining that goes on in it is ridiculous! i prefer to wake up early and enjoy the peace and quiet and go by myself! i’ve also been using that time as my prayer time!
Eli's Lids says
That sounds so nice! I wish I had the discipline for early mornings. Try the C25K program. The first day I couldn’t even run for 60 seconds and now I’m running at least 2 miles a day! I would have never thought it was possible. EVER.
Olivia says
I am so proud of you! Just speaking for us…. we had so much fun! Great job Kara!
Eli's Lids says
I had so much fun too! I think we’ll be doing the dana point turkey trot next. I still have to talk to brad about Temecula. Are you guys for sure doing it?