Love it....but Hate it!

I wanted to post Sat. & then again on Sun. but, truth is ..... I just didn't have it in me to do so. I'm sure my post then would have been a lot more entertaining bc I felt I had a lot more to say those days. Mostlly, because my body was still in shock due to what I had put it through. But since that didn't happen I'll begin here..... I started some pretty intense training on Sat & then again on Sun. M.O. is my training partne!. I've decided and have shared with her that we will probably have a love/hate friendship for the next 5 month simply because I love that she pushes me but hate that I hurt so much at the end of the training. But that's cool with me because she is exactly what I need to get going with this! Of course I wanted to quit both days... long before she did but, I don't like to be the quitter so when asked if I wanted to keep going....of course I replied let's do it. So, we trained hard for 4. something miles up and down hills in the forest preserve starting at 7am. It was already over 70 degrees out...but that I was able to deal with. The real shocker is probably that I was up and out there by 7am & for the record...I have a nice .50 cent size blister on my right inner heel to prove I was out there. OUCH! Today was my rest day from training which my body definetly needed....it's still incredibly sore so tomorrow should be interesting.

It's time......

Soooooo for years and I mean YEARS I have had dreams about running. I still have no clue what they mean. I've tried to do basic research on what running dreams mean. I've GOOGLED galore and everything I've read...really means nada to me because by no means do I feel like I'm running away from anything or anyone so I've decided that none of the what I've googled is suiting to me! Which is fine...because now I've created my own meaningful answer...and I say "It's time..." for me...it's time to run for me, to run for my health, to simply run to gain a sense of accomplishment in something I never thought I could do! So, FOR ME it's time to start that journey....FOR MYSELF...which is something I rarely tend to do things for. So, moving right along so that I don't continue to type redundant things.....Today begins that journey. Well actually two weeks ago did when I signed up to run the Chicago Marathon. Ay...somedays I wonder what I was thinking. But, other days I am so glad I did because I know it gives me an end date to strive for....10.10.10! Which oddly enough 10 is my favorite number. So as I see it on 10.10.10 I will have an AMAZING day filled with yet another huge accomplishment for MYSELF! The journey that actually begins today is the one where I begin to journal my thoughts and feelings so that I can look back and reflect upon what I have done and how hard I had to work at it to get there!
For those that may read this and wonder what the Gaelic words i have posted as my blogpage title means....I'll save ya the time of having to Google it..it says in Gaelic "A good run is better than a bad stand!" To me...it basically means that any run is better than just standing (and waiting for something to happen or things to change) I don't exactly do very well these days waiting for things to happen. I find other ways to make things happen rather than simply standing still.
So from here on out, I have to train daily so that I can safely and comfortly complete the task I set out to do on 10.10.10. I know each day will be a challenge especially since I am overweight and out of shape. But for my own health and my own sense of pride and peace I will be training myself to do the marathon in the next 5 months.