Kyle and I are officially signed up to run a 10k at the end of October.
For me, this is a big deal for several reasons:
1. I have weak knees and shin splints.
2. I don’t really enjoy running in general.
3. I’ve never really trained for a particular fitness goal.
I’ve always known I’ve had bad knees. However, the problem has become worse over the years after my right knee has been knocked out of socket twice, once my senior year of college and then the other two days before getting married. I’ve really worked at strengthening them but they’ve never fully improved. And knees are sort of essential for running longer distances. :) Also, I get shin splints, especially when consistently running on pavement.
I’ve never really trained for any sort of physical fitness goal – I do keep active and attend the gym multiple times a week but not for any specific reason besides staying healthy. This is Kyle’s area of expertise so hopefully he’ll keep me in line and give me good tips. :) I’m interested to see how I react to having to stay disciplined and work through the pain. I actually really want to run a mini marathon someday but just don’t know if my knees/shins can take it – so doing a 10k first should be a good indicator.
And lastly, I just don’t enjoy running long distances. I get easily bored. I’d much rather attend a gym class or outdoor activity where I don’t notice the time flying by and get just as good a workout. However, I've been trying to be more intentional about small goals like this one. I can keep saying I'll do it "someday" or I can just do it now. Plus, I know it will only be harder the older I get and the longer I wait.
So, here's to new goals and commitments to accomplishing new things!
