So, like most other people I made New Year's Resolutions. Some were pretty cliche: I want to eat healthier (not that I was eating very unhealthy previously), I want to work out more (although I'm pretty active already), I want to read more (this has become very difficult recently because I had been working, working out and studying for the last 3 months and it was just so much easier to watch something senseless versus imagine and create complete characters and whole worlds) - but, I also want to run at least a half-marathon.
Of course the dream is to run a full marathon, but that scares me quite a bit. Some of that is because of the arthritis that has taken refuge in my knees and other joints. But also, I have this fear of dying a mile before the full marathon is over. I have heard this happens, not often, but that it can happen. What a waste, to train that hard, run that much, and never be able to bathe in that moment of true triumph!
So, I will "settle" for 21 kms. I say settle not because I think a 21 km requires any less dedication (it's all extremely hard in the beginning), but because it could not compare to 42 kms in this Bangkok heat and humidity. I am not as worried about dying during or after a 21 km run. I know I can do it, versus just believing that it might be possible (with the 42 km). I want to do it. And so I think I will.
I have worked with weights, I have done yoga and Pilates and it's been 8 months since I discovered Boot Camp and my amazing trainers, but I want to add something new and different to my regime - precisely so it does not feel like a regime. While I have run shorter distances before, I want to be challenged, and I want to ensure that my arthritis will not get the better of me. The TRX is my exercise, my weapon, my toy of choice, but running is something that can be done without payments and fees, without spotting and straps - you don't need a gym, you need a road or a trail. And so you have 0 excuses to not be healthy.
I am lucky to have met an awesome running coach, and hopefully will learn much from him as I embark upon this journey of health (and I hope mental strength). I have some shorter runs coming up soon (6.5 kms on the 13th and 9.5 kms at the end of February), and I hope to do my best.
Because it is important to understand your body, i.e. don't treat it like it's unaware and unsophisticated - challenge it.
Be good to your body. As they say, it's the only place you have to live in.
And now, it's time for a run!
Of course the dream is to run a full marathon, but that scares me quite a bit. Some of that is because of the arthritis that has taken refuge in my knees and other joints. But also, I have this fear of dying a mile before the full marathon is over. I have heard this happens, not often, but that it can happen. What a waste, to train that hard, run that much, and never be able to bathe in that moment of true triumph!
So, I will "settle" for 21 kms. I say settle not because I think a 21 km requires any less dedication (it's all extremely hard in the beginning), but because it could not compare to 42 kms in this Bangkok heat and humidity. I am not as worried about dying during or after a 21 km run. I know I can do it, versus just believing that it might be possible (with the 42 km). I want to do it. And so I think I will.
I have worked with weights, I have done yoga and Pilates and it's been 8 months since I discovered Boot Camp and my amazing trainers, but I want to add something new and different to my regime - precisely so it does not feel like a regime. While I have run shorter distances before, I want to be challenged, and I want to ensure that my arthritis will not get the better of me. The TRX is my exercise, my weapon, my toy of choice, but running is something that can be done without payments and fees, without spotting and straps - you don't need a gym, you need a road or a trail. And so you have 0 excuses to not be healthy.
I am lucky to have met an awesome running coach, and hopefully will learn much from him as I embark upon this journey of health (and I hope mental strength). I have some shorter runs coming up soon (6.5 kms on the 13th and 9.5 kms at the end of February), and I hope to do my best.
Because it is important to understand your body, i.e. don't treat it like it's unaware and unsophisticated - challenge it.
Be good to your body. As they say, it's the only place you have to live in.
And now, it's time for a run!
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