Down to Biznass

So a whole month of 2012 has just about passed us by, dear friends.  I now have exactly 10 months to train and run a half marathon before my 30th birthday in November.  That was really hard to type and kind of made me want to puke a little.  That being said, this guh's got to get down to biznass! 

I thought for a very brief second about trying to train for the Mercedes Half Marathon here in Birmingham, but then reality gave me a nice, quick b*tch slap across the face, and I realized that not only is it less than a month away, I have only run a total of...oh...er...maybe 3 times since the beginning of the year.  Each run was less than 5 miles, mind you.  ALSO, for those of you not familiar with the Birmingham area, it is not flat.  It is in fact quite hilly.  "Magic City Post" made a qote about the course saying, "It incorporates several steep hills through Birmingham’s Southside, 755 feet high at its peak." So in other words, try again next year, Lynds because it ain't happening.  You will die.

Running does make me feel amazing once I'm finished, but to be totally honest, running is terrible and hard and frustrating.  It's totally unpredictable.  I am never sure of how I will fair on any given day.  One day I could feel strong and be able to bang out 4 or so miles at a pretty decent pace.  Others I feel like I've suddenly morphed into Pizza the Hut and it is all I can do to drag my extra-large butt with cheese and pepperonis down the street for two miles.

There was a really disturbing image that came up when I just googled that.  I hate when that happens.

This usually happens because I am so inconsistent with my running.  It's not like other sports where you can practice every now and then and expect to pick up somewhat close to where you left off.  If I take a week off of running it almost feels as though I am back to square one.  This tends to make me angry and frustrated because I consider myself an athletic, strong individual.  Some of the exercise classes and training I have done in the past have been extremely difficult and I showed them who's boss.  However, running is a completely different bird and it takes a whole different type of endurance.

A big part of the problem is that someone has gotten a little lazy over the past few months...

I have pretty much quit my strength/plyo training, which is actually my favorite because it keeps my attention seeing as how my ADD rules my life.

So anyway, I am determined to start and stick to my training.  I have added a widget (somewhere over here--->) from daily mile so that I will know that if I start to slip, you all can shame me back into reality.  Deal?  DEAL.  I also plan to start back strength training twice a week so that maybe I can get back to my old 12% body fat self circa 2009/2010.

All nice and tight is what I plan to be come spring!  And a super fast long-distance runner.  The death march starts tomorrow!  I'll keep all of you abreast of the horror to follow, no worries!  Have a great weekend!