So the final preparations have begun for my first road race this coming Sunday. It’s a 5km run — the first I’ve ever done, and I’m starting to get psyched for what Sunday might bring. In true Virgo style, I’m taking care of the details — checking the weather report, making sure I’ve got meals appropriately planned, having my gear all in place, creating the 5km playlist on my iPod, and basically, I’m relaxing…. as much as you can when you’re about to do something you never thought you ever would ever do.
Rewind 19 months… remember, I was 435 pounds and could barely crank out a 10-minute walk on a treadmill at the gym. I never thought I’d get to a point where I was preparing for a 5k run, and thinking that this is but the first step in may more runs to come. What I once thought was unimaginable is now close to being very real, and I’m pretty excited by the possibility.
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Good job, Chris. About this time last year, I was doing my first 5K. Though I never thought I’d do anything beyond that (heck, a half-marathon seemed virtually impossible), tomorrow I do my second half-marathon and it is really only part of my training plan for a marathon in December. It grows on you quick. You’ll soon be addicted too, but this is a good addiction.