Here goes nothing...

I have made the incredibly egotistical decision to start a blog. I'm not a writer who has words in my head that need to be put down, I'm not doing some sort of research on social media (that would be my husband) -- what I am doing is giving my life a little more meaning. I'm finding ways to hold myself accountable for the goals that I have set. More specifically, my goal to run a 5K on August 21 in Knoxville, TN. Right about now you may be saying... 3.1 miles, Shanna that is nothing. Walking 3.1 miles is no sweat, running 3.1 miles is a whole different story!

I feel like a little background should be shared. Oh where to start? ...I have never been "able" to run...I choose swimming to avoid running (and wasn't even very good at that)...my mom has run close to 20 marathons (yes, that's 26.2 miles)...I've wanted to run a marathon, hell just a race, with my mom for close to 20 years...I have NEVER been able to stick with a training program long enough to actually make it to race day...Probably about two years ago I researched every training program I could find about first timers running marathons -- I quit before I even ran a yard.

So that brings us to today, July 11, 2010. At 6:30 tomorrow morning I will meet the best gym buddy in the history of gym buddies (Ms. Jenilee) at the Wellness Center in Murray, KY. We will begin our third week of training for the 5K that we will be running together in a little under two months. This is the longest that I have ever stuck to a running training program. Jenilee and I feel like rock starts when we finish our training in the morning and warriors when we finish working out in the evening.

You may be asking yourself right about now: Why does she feel like she needs more motivation? She seems to be doing just fine. Well, I have a history of quiting when things get a little rough annnnndddd believe me, things have been pretty rough lately which has caused me to contemplate quiting more than just running. I need an outlet, I need a release, I need accountability. This blog is going to be my accountability!