NYRR New York Mini 10K - June 7, 2009

So, I just signed up to do a 10K (6.2 miles) race in Central Park on June 7th. No - I have not been running lately and no I do not believe I am or will be ready to do well by June 7th, but no one said I have to do well, I just have to finish and I will. I have 10 days to get as ready as possible to do a 10K race. It's called the NYRR New York Mini 10K. I wonder what makes it a mini. If I can maintain a 12 minute mile pace for the entire race, then I will be satisfied. If I can maintain an 11:59 pace, then I'll be very happy.

Been A Long Time...

Yes, it has been a very long time since I logged into this blog. I have since completed my first full marathon in Disney. At mile 21 I felt like my feet were on fire and had to keep telling myself that I didn't get this far to stop now and besides, I'd still have to eventually get to the finish area, so I may as well keep putting one foot in front of the other until I got there. Then I heard a woman next to me that was seriously bawling from the pain. That's when I knew that I really wasn't feeling as bad as I could be. I resisted the juvenile urge to laugh at her and just kept it moving. I won't share with you the amount of time that it took me to finish, I'll spare myself the embarrassment, and I don't know if I'll ever do a full marathon again, but I can say that I'd consider it.
Oh - I was also half of the winning team of a biggest loser competition at work. My next goal is to get my body fat percentage to under 18%. I'm really not sure what it is right now, I believe it's around 22%, but I'll confirm that tomorrow when I get on the scale.
Stay tuned...