Ok wow shame on me…..so I am not going to lie…there is no way on this beautiful Earth that God has created for us that I will be running a half marathon ANYTIME SOON!
I am in decent shape, and for the most part I can run. Maybe not all that fast but I can run and the other day I thought, what the heck, lets see if I can even get close to running 13.3 miles…I tell you I made it 7 miles and nearly died. I am talking shortness of breath, pain all over except for those parts of my feet I just couldn’t feel anymore like my toes…ohh my poor toes, I think the big one is JUST now getting feeling back. And the thought that I was so mashed up and I was only half way through the run depressed me. lol, so needless to say I took that as one SERIOUS wake up call that NO, Kevin Barrett is not as ready for a half marathon as he thought he was. A 5k, definitely…. A 10k, pushing it but can be done….a 10 miler, ok maybe with a few more months training…..but a half marathon, no way not right now, not unless I can walk 5 of those miles.
With all of that being said, I AM NOT GIVING UP!!! Running a half marathon and a full marathon are actually on my bucket list (believe it or not) and I have full intensions of completing them, just not in the time frame that I was shooting for this time. I may need a full year as opposed to a few months to go ahead an get ready for them, and that’s ok.
Sadly, as much as I would love for it to mean this, this does not mean that my training is over. I would love nothing more than to quit insanity and P90x and stop running, get some burgers, loosen up my pants and get down to work BUT not an option. I still have the raggedy Marines to train for, and surprisingly I don’t know which one is worst, preparing for a half marathon or for Officer Candidate School in a few months. So pretty much all of the things I was doing before will continue but the only difference is the amount of miles I am prepping for will change from 13.3 to 5 because 5 miles is the most I will have to run at training and I will have to focus MUCH harder on speed and getting those times down.
That is all, just wanted to update you all on what’s up on my end.
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