Steeple!

Well, I raced again! Not only once, but three times on the track. I thought those days were over. Way back in December, I committed to training again. This past fall, I went through another stage of trying to find a balance between exercise and life. I believe that as humans, we need to exercise and be active rather than sit around. It’s another way of taking care of the bodies that have been given to us. But I was bored of running on my own and didn’t have any other motivation to exercise other than my health. So, in December, I resolved to commit to training again for an unknown event. All I knew is I wanted to compete in something so, my first step to competing was running everyday. Eventually, after struggling through the early stages of easy miles on my own, I gained an event, the steeplechase. It kind of turned into part of my coaching education because I should have experience in the steeplechase  to coach it. The past few months were filled with learning how to hurdle and jump the water barrier, while also adjusting to fast running again. It’s hard for me to believe that I once could run consistent 85’s for 12.5 laps to run under 18:00 in a 5k, when now I am challenged in running 85’s in repeats. But though I am slower now, I still have managed to race three steeples this season, finishing with a PR of 12:08 at the Brian Clay Invitational. Definitely an accomplishment. I came a long way since December for sure and in a month I’ll be tackling my first half-marathon. Who knows where racing will take me, but I will always be addicted to competing and racing is great way to fulfill that addiction for now!

My first water jump at the Ben Brown Invitational.

And here is a link to the video:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150729638304230