i LAUGH in the face of long-distance running: HA! HA!

 

some of you may remember a post i , well, ...posted...some time ago concerning my plans for running this summer.  it involved working towards completing the Run For The Cure in October without walking, passing out, throwing up, or all of the above.  my plan involved mapping out a 7km round trip route from my house, and sticking to it until I could confidently run 5km.  That happened about 3wks ago.  TONIGHT, for the FIRST TIME, i RAN THE WHOLE DANG THING!  all 7 km of it!  So, take THAT hills, valleys, heat, humidity, wind, and rain!  I WIN!

 

Maybe this doesn't seem like a big deal to you.  maybe in your head (or outloud - you do what you like) you are saying: "So what, Catherine Ward, I run 45 miles each and every morning before I have my coffee.  7km is child's play."  Well, to you I say, pipe down.  I am the girl who could run about 1km without wanting to walk the other 6 when I first started.  I am the girl who had to work towards running for 2 mins on, and 2 mins off without being exhausted by the end.  I am the girl who was carted away from a soccer field at 17 in an ambulance with an asthma attack, and cut from the soccer team at 19 when my asthma got too bad to continue.  Now, I am the girl who can run 7 whole kilometres - and I did it in 3 months.  I would say that a 6 km increase in 90 days is pretty aaaaaaaalriiiiiiight.  I dare you to disagree with me.  if you do, i'll fight you - and don't bother trying to run away -  I tell you boldly: you have met your match!

 

::She of the Fleet Foot::

 

ps - props to Jill and the Big Guy for being the audience of 2 for whom I am running (what? every great athlete needs a dedication! :P )