Bay to Breakers

At the beginning of November, I decided that I would start training to participate in Bay to Breakers (12K race) by following the half marathon walking training guide on Hal Higdon's page.  I started following it so that I could build up endurance and speed. I am on week 5 and so far I feel as I am doing pretty great.  Yesterday I received an email from the organizers of the event and if I registered within the next 48 hours, the registration fee would be $48 which is the cheapest it's going to be.

I was excited.

I was nervous.

I had butterflies in my tummy.

How could I even think of signing up for a race that long when it was only Sunday that I walked 5 miles?

Anxiety set it.

Did I mention that there is a a huge hill in the course that's about a 1/2 mile long?

I started to doubt myself but then this happened...

I am so excited & terrified. But I can't wait.  I only have 158 days to think of a costume for that race.  Squee!

When I registered for the race, I picked the 16 mile run/walk corral which would have me finishing the race right at two hours.  I now have a set time goal that I will be working on for the next 6 months.  Today at the gym I was feeling optimistic and decided to push myself.  My fastest 5k time is 53:07.  Or rather it used to be that time because today I beat my time.  

I’m feeling very motivated lately & hope to continue to feel this way. I think eating cleaner has definitely helped with my mood. Not poisoning my body with excess food is paying off.