Tag: Running

5k MoRun? Mo of the same please!

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This morning at 7am I was up and getting ready for my first 5k run.  And when I say first, I mean first! The furthest I’ve ever been able to run has been 3k!  This was also my first official, organized run and when I got up this morning I was soooo nervous! I hadn’t slept well, although I wasn’t tired and did feel energized. I got to the course extra early, as I didn’t want to arrive feeling rushed.  I took the chance to soak up the atmosphere and shake off my nerves!

I had so many thoughts and impressions of the morning, I can’t really share them all, but here are the highlights!

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How am I feeling about my 5km tomorrow?

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“Great, I got that “excited/scared” feeling.  Like 98% excited, 2% scared.  Or maybe it’s more – it could be two – it could be 98% scared, 2% excited but that’s what makes it so intense, it’s so…confused.  I can’t really figure it out.”

Oscar, Armageddon (1998)

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What’s the big deal about running?

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One day I had an epiphany.  And just like that, I started running.

Ok, it wasn’t quite as simple as that.  I didn’t pull off a marathon my first night running! But I’ll tell you, when I got home from my run that night, I felt like I was on top of the world. Sure I only managed a hundred meters or so before having to walk again, and it took me a while before I could do another run interval, but it was still awesome! I was running!

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5 days and Counting!

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In 5 days I’ll be running my first 5km;  a Movember MoRun that I signed up for in August!  I’m still feeling pretty good, although if I really stop to think about it I get a little hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach.  I think the nerves are there, simmering under the surface.

I know I can do 5k.  Technically I already do because on running nights I walk 2km home from work (briskly!), get in and changed and stretched and then I’m back out running my usual 3km route.  I shouldn’t be nervous about 5km right?!

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3km worth of confidence

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I’m not a self-confident person. At all. I have difficulty believing or thinking good things about myself, in fact I feel guilty when I do because when I think something nice about myself it feels like a lie. In my head I negate every achievement or compliment by downplaying it or making excuses for it. As I get older I’ve been getting better at being kinder to myself, although it’s still a struggle.

Except when it comes to running.

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Speaking as a Spectator

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Standing near the finish line of a marathon is awesome! I was standing at the barrier, half a kilometre away from the finish.  I went for an hour (3rd hour in) to cheer people on, and hopefully see two of my workmates who were running.  Oh my gosh, it was awesome!

I’ve never gone to watch a marathon before, so I’m not sure what I was expecting. What I saw, had me amazed.

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