all fired up
anyway... so posting about my thrilling half hour jaunt on the treadmill where i barely break a sweat (such a lie. i sweat like a beast just looking at my running shoes, who am i kidding!)... anyway, its not all that interesting. and so therefore... like i said... i havent been talking about it much. (outside of the boy trouble it happens to create for me. or.. i create for myself while doing... six of one, half-dozen of the other...)
ANYWAY. my GOODNESS am i all over the map today.
so. reeling it in here.... i finally have some running-related news to share!!
as i said...i've been running again lately (and now we've come full circle....) and i'm slowly starting to get back into that mindset. mostly meaning, i've actually been running when i'm supposed to be running, for as long as, sometimes longer than, i'm supposed to be running, and i'm enjoying it again.
with the new year just RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER (holy bejeeses where did 2005 go?!) my 2006 goals are getting more and more set in place, and i'm becoming more and more confident that no, summer '05 wasn't just a fluke, i really am settling into this "running is part of my life" thing... and... i couldnt be more excited about it.
what's changed?!....
first off, i've been talking about running the Groundhog 10k for months now. its been the "welcome back to running" race that i've had my eye on forever... but for a while there late november/early december, i kinda brushed it off... oooh, my knee. oooh, its too cold to train, ooooh, i just dont have the time anymore but then...
i got the TNT update. the TNT san diego marathon kick-off meeting announcement (and if you havent been tuning in lately, San Diego is M'thon #2 for this chica right here!) is just weeks away... training will begin soon, and all that excitement, and adrenaline, and.... ok, excitement is the only word i can come up with right now, but... it just boiled up. i got giddy.... giddy.
and so what'd i do? i went straight to that "welcome back to running" race that i'd blown off, and....
i'm in!
and seriously? i've been talking running ever since. i'm back in it, just like that, and i couldn't be happier about it.
so to all of you i've been reading lately, that have been in the middle of the blahs, and the post-race let downs, and the winter blues, and the holidy "i'm just too busy right now"..., wondering if you'll have the excitement and motivation that you had to do a second, third, fourth.....19th, marathon...
you will! because this kind of excitement gets down in your BONES. i literally am jumping up and down (no seriously. i just got out of my chair and hooped hollared. just so that i could say literally), my heart is racing (most likely because i just got out of my chair and hooped and hollared. who does that?!) and i can't wait.
i'm all fired up. and soon... you will be too!
Comments
DATE: 3:37 PM
Glad to see you're back in the game! I am not quite feeling it yet...keep talking. I'll get there eventually. :)
Posted by: Keryn | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:45 PM
YAY!!!!!!
Posted by: Danny | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 3:59 PM
Yay! Congrats and good luck :-D
Posted by: plods | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 3:41 PM
I just gotta say that I look forward to reading your stuff more than most of the (too many) others I glance at. Not only do you have a great sense of humor and a perfect writing "style" you are also a motivated runner. You are most definately on my "runners who rock" list and thrilled to hear you're gunning for San Diego!
Posted by: DREW | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:27 PM
ok AJ, that settles it... vids are soooooo comin' back to my blog.PERMANENTLY.i was all mopin' around now, wantin' to hit da club... came to your blog... peas, jump started, run (6mi)/swim 1800m).BOOYAH!ok, i will admit that after your blog, i went to the fridge where i have my RedBull under glass for emergencies, grabbed the hammer, broke the glass, and consumed.BOOYAH!hmmm... either i'm really excited about the peas, and you doin' a groundhog run, or i gotta cut down on the RedBull and endorphins.BOOYAH!
Posted by: Bolder | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:16 PM
yeahhh! awesome!
Posted by: Curly Su | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:06 PM
Hey, if you are going to do (have done?) a TNT event, you *have* to sign up and be a TNT Blogger. www.tntbloggers.org.Email me at tnt [at] okolo.org and I'll send you an invite.Okolo
Posted by: Okolo | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:16 AM
Yeah, I hear you welcome aboard! I'm already jumping up and down whooping and hollering carrying on like a young kid with my heart racing because I just got out of my chair and am excited and I can't wait and I am already in my 7th week of training for my March marathon and already have plans for a second one in October can you believe that my wife thinks I am crazy and I probably am but I going to have a ball I hope everyone else jumps on board too and have a Happy Holiday season thank you who needs RedBull just run whew!
Posted by: Jack | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:54 AM
Awesome! I just got the email about being a mentor for TNT for the summer session and one of the options is San Diego. I'm still toying with it and have to make my mind up soon. But I just don't know yet. I wish I had that same feeling you're having.:-D
Posted by: ncmunchkin | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:48 AM
Very exciting. As soon as I can stop blowing my nose, and I can talk again, I'm sure i'll be hopping around, whooping and hollering. (Or I'll just be really excited!) A 10K is the perfect post-marathon distance, I've decided. Bring. It. On.
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:25 AM
I saw this article on trifuel and thought of you.Enjoy.The Quick Start Guide to Triathlonhttp://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/beginner/the-quick-start-guide-to-triathlon-001158.phporhttp://tinyurl.com/8kcotOkolo
Posted by: Okolo | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:59 AM
the groundhog run is so much fun! i did it for the first time last year. and the best part is running it knowing that it's just a 10K. you can do that in your sleep.
Posted by: Josh | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:12 PM
awesome!sd is going to be awesome! we'll have to figure out who all the rbf'ers are so we don't miss anyone out on the course!
Posted by: jeff | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:27 PM
way to go! you are going to run 2 marathons before i even run 1! -jessica
Posted by: Jessica, a Houston Runner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM