So apparently I'm running a 5k in two weeks.

[seventhe]

Last year, Katy, Jeff, and I ran a 5K. I know it was in early May because a) I remember it as a week before my half marathon which was 15 May; and b) I wore the shirt from it today and checked the date and yes it was like 8 May 2011. I've been intending to run it again this year, but, assuming it would be in early May again, I figured I had time to kick it back into running.

Today we got an email at work basically saying LULZ, RACE IS ON 14 APRIL. IN TWO WEEKS. REGISTER BY SATURDAY AND GET ANOTHER SWEET SHIRT

So.

Please keep in mind that I haven't run -- have barely worked out -- since the first week in February, when my toe almost broke off. I've been healing. Doctor's orders. (and in all fairness i hadnt really been working out too much before that due to holidays and laziness, so... I am really not in good shape right now, my friends.) So I have absolutely zero base to build on here. I wasn't even really sure I COULD STILL RUN 3 MILES.

So I decided to try. Because that's a great idea with no base and recovering from an injury that still hurts and when I'm already an asthmatic cripple who hates running anyway. I decided to try AND TO DO IT WITH INTERVALS. cause great ideas are great. Don't look at me like that.

and here, i'll just copy this from my email to Katy, because I'm lazy:

>> So last year I ran the 5k in 28:10

>> Just now I got to 28 minutes and I STILL HAD A HALF MILE TO GO

>> final time 33:20 and that's on a treadmill... Aka no hills or people or anything

>> On one hand I'm pretty proud that I just pulled a 5k out of my ass when I legitimately haven't run an inch since the first week of February

>> On the other hand, JESUS CHRIST

So. I've got two things to ask of y'all.

1). If I post tomorrow that my toe hurts, do not let me run this shit. Do not let me run at all. Comment and say "I told you so." Comment and say I told ME so. Bring your friends. I don't care. Rip on me hard enough that I don't try to run this if my toe is still being arthritic and painful.
2) if I am not in severe pain tomorrow, help keep me motivated? Because I haven't run in forever and it's going to be hard to be positive when I'm so much slower than last year even though I know I can rationalize all the reasons.


And now, to bed.

Comments

[shanaqui]

You are pretty damn badass, but you'd better not do anything your body really does not want you to do. I am cheering you on if your body agrees, though!

[seventhe]

Thank you! <3 So far so good -- no more pain than usual, which I take as a good sign.

(Are you still running?)

[shanaqui]

Good, good!

(I haven't run this week, but I still intend to -- I'm signed up for a 5k, after all! I'm starting to think me and Amy should change our team name to something about chronic diseases, though. Sheesh. The pair of us need to trade in our internal organs for new ones, I think.)

[seventhe]

(I thought so! I was hoping I wasn't misremembering! Best of luck with that! I think it's awesome that you are both toughing out the running with all of the maladies. And heck... If you find somewhere that's making trades and upgrades, they can have my blood chemistry and my entire right foot for real cheap. XD)

[shanaqui]

Fingers crossed we'll still be able to do it, though we're both determined that we'll walk it if we have to rather than drop out, since we're doing it for charity.

[seventhe]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with walking! You'll still finish the race and you'll probably feel better at the end than most people! Good luck with all of it. (man, I need to check DW more often... I'll try to cheer you on!)

[shanaqui]

Haha, we can cheer each other on!

[stealth_noodle]

Hope your toe is shiny-happy-painless now! Because if not, YOU TOLD YOU SO.

If all is okay in Toelandia, then I am waving pompoms for you! *\o/* The fact you can run 5k at all after not running in a while is impressive, so eyes off the clock and eyes on the finish line!

(I'm running a 5k in May--one of the really neat ones where they spray you down with rainbows as you go--but I've been really good about running this year, so assuming no catastrophic illnesses in the next few weeks, it should be cake. And my time will probably still be awful, because COLORS.)

[seventhe]

WAIT

SPRAY YOU

WITH RAINBOWS

WHAT IS THIS AMAZING FUCKERY AND HOW THE HELL CAN I RUN ONE OF THOSE

BECAUSE RAINBOWS

[stealth_noodle]

FUCK YEAH RAINBOWS

My sister-in-law is doing this one, which looks slightly less awesome because it lacks the free white shirt, but it will be coming conveniently to the Cleve.

[ser_pounce_alot]

OH MY GOD I WANT TO DO THIS BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL STILL BE IN OHIO IN JUNE

AKSJDFAJSFDJSJFSD

[seventhe]

IF YOU ARE HERE

WE ARE DOING THIS OMFG

[ser_pounce_alot]

BUT I WON'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER REGISTRATION OPENS AND IT MIGHT SELL OUT!!!!

[thene]

You might want to join exercise_every_day! It's a good place to log what you're doing and grouch about injuredness.

[ser_pounce_alot]

okay so i just did 4k in 28 minutes

if i can keep that up (which i can't) that puts me at ABOUT the time i ran this thing in last year

which was shitty

but less shitty than what i am currently looking at

aksjfljaskfjds

[novel_machinist]

Remember you have to get to raptor jesus cake and sims weekend. You don't need toes for that.