Legally (Strawberry) Blonde

"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't kill their husbands. What? They just don't!"

So the last time we spoke (aka I posted), I was feeling quite down on myself. I know that age is just a number. I know that how you feel inside is more important than the number on your driver's license. I know that I should look at the glass as half full because I have a lot to be thankful for... but at that time - that number was plaguing my soul. I felt a million years old. And it was hard to be thankful for anything cause all I could see were my newly procured crows feet in my 10X mirror. I have come to the conclusion that NO ONE should see themselves that up close and personal. From now on, I'm standing 3 feet back from my bathroom mirror and only looking getting the Monet version of myself. Yay!

Anyway - this blog has a point - I think - so I should get to it.

In my last blog I whined about not having enough carpe diem in my life, and how in my 27th year, I was going to get this Unemployed Diva out of her comfort zone and try some new things... After many alcoholic beverages much consideration, I have decided that I am going to start training for a 10k. That's 6.2 miles people. Now let's not forget that I am... shall we say... not a natural runner.

Ok.

Fine.

I'm more prone to sit on the couch with some Ben and/or Jerry watching Housewives (any of them!) than eating carrot sticks and drinking water to cool myself off after an intense workout.

But here I am. And this is my new goal. So as of tomorrow - I'm gonna be following this schedule: 

Beginner Runners' 10K Training Schedule

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Rest	1.5 m run	CT or Rest	1.5 m run	Rest	2 m run	25-30 min EZ
2	Rest	2 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	2.5 m run	25-30 min EZ
3	Rest	2.5 mi run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	3 m run	30-35 min EZ
4	Rest	2.5 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	3.5 m run	35 min EZ
5	Rest	3 m run	CT or Rest	2.5 m run	Rest	4 m run	35-40 min EZ
6	Rest	3 m run	CT	2.5 m run	Rest	4.5 m run	35-40 min EZ
7	Rest	3.5 m run	CT	3 m run	Rest	5 m run	40 min EZ
8	Rest	3 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	Rest	10K Race

http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/10Kbeginner.htm

And how do you know that I'm going to stick to this schedule??? Well I printed it out, yo. And if I took the time to print it out, it must be important, right??? Right!

Alright time to go have a hub cap sized pancake at our favorite local breakfast joint. :) Don't runners carb up before their big race?? I think I might have to do some more research so I don't kill myself or pop a lung in this process. hahahaha.

Happy Sunday!