A 10k...

Sooo.... in an effort to support Sara's effort to get in better shape and to keep her motivation going I agreed that I would do the Trail to Ale 10k run/walk which is TOMORROW!  When I signed up for it I had 6 weeks or so to really prepare... now.. for most people a 10 k (6.2 miles) is not necessarily something for which preparation is needed... but that is not the case for me... I walk about 5 miles a day... and those steps come in the form of about 2.5 miles of conscious walking time and the rest from walking around my building... so... doing a 10 k all at once is a little intimidating...  and I almost bailed... I told Phil at the beginning of the week that I was thinking about not doing it, but told him not to tell Sara... Most of the summer Sara and Melissa and I have been in a group text where we share with each other our activities and cheer each other on to be active and to feel good about all we are doing to be active... Sara had taken the lead in those conversations motivating me and Melissa to get moving...

Tuesday was supposed to be Open House at school... but we have been having some power issues that cause all the lights to go out...and in our building at night that would be very dangerous, so it was canceled... I had planned on walking back cove between school and open house, but once it was canceled I decided to go a different route.... it was so nice that I decided to go to the beach...

It was an amazing day to be on the beach... and when I got there, according to my fitbit I had already walked about 4 miles... so I decided that I needed to get over 6 miles... so that psychologically I would be in a place where I knew I could do that ... and it felt pretty good, so I decided I would do the 10k tomorrow... but man oh man... it is gonna be a mental battle, for sure! 

So.. I am going to listen to an audio book I have been listening to only when I walk... I figure tomorrows walk will give me a good chunk of time to listen to it...and if it doesn't keep me moving I have some music on my phone... the soundtracks to Avenue Q and Rent!!  Not necessarily most people's choice of motivational, get pumped up music, but... I'm a nerd. 

It will be good for me... to finish this 10k... to show myself I can do it... and to maybe motivate me to try to increase my daily step goal...(10,000 steps or about 5 miles) ... And... after a long work week, it will be good to have that time to think about things not related to work... (Some are aware of my crazy work week... stuff I cannot post publicly...but it is going to lead to a lot of long days I predict...

So.. wish me luck... and hope I make it to the end of the race still standing!