287/365 Training for a Race to Stay Motivated

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

As I mentioned in a previous post, registering for a race is a great example of setting goals for yourself. My measurement day is tomorrow which has already made me slack off this weekend. The end was near and I was hungry. I knew that I needed to ask myself, "Where do you go from here?" Do I try to maintain this by keeping up my exercise regiment? Do I maintain by going back to what I did before? How am I going to keep myself from gaining it all back? The answer for me was registering for a race.

A 10K is coming up on June 15 in my area. This will be the third 10K I've ever run and I'm super excited. My April training revealed that I am a better, faster runner than I thought. I think my knees are ready to train more so that I can beat my time from last year, 56:04. To get me going, I have started a 10K for Intermediate Runners routine by Hal Higdon. Am I really an Intermediate runner? Maybe...maybe not. All I know is that I am a better athlete than I was before and that I have the time and passion to train for this 10K. Let's do this! Who's in?

In health,

Lauren