Running Journal 2010

So I signed up for another team to run the Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon (yep, the full thing!) in June!!!!! Am I crazy??? If you asked me today I would probably say yes. I haven't been out running for about a week , so I went out this morning. It was like starting over! Not to mention I can't recall where I put my watch, so I was just running until I didn't want to, and probably too fast at that, and then walking until I thought I should start to run again. Not really a good way to train, but what do you do when you have no chronometer telling you to run here, now walk, etc. My internal chronometer kind of tells me that, but it likes to walk longer and run faster, causing me to need to walk longer so my lungs will calm down. Breathing is a good thing when running. I still hear my last coach telling me to "SLOW DOWN!!!!" It really does help with the asthma. Anyway, I need to scarf down my breakfast/lunch and fly to work.
Ciao!

Oh to be a black belt with two imaginary stripes...

I am sooooo very grateful that my Sensei asked me to take a pretest tonight. I thought I had a chance of taking the official test tomorrow, but it was made clear tonight that my nagging feelings of unreadiness were ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!! Kind of a disappointment (with a few tears I must admit), but a blessing too. Blessing because it didn't cost me $200 to find that out tomorrow. Blessing because now I have 4 more months to make the little corrections that will make my katas "perfect" and more a part of me, so I don't have to think about the next movement so much as making it one you would be hesitant to step in front of. Blessing because now I can enjoy the test tomorrow instead of stressing about it. God shows mercies in so many ways. THank you Father for new mercies every morning. Thank you Aiye, for reminding me that the worst thing that might happen is having to test in 4 months instead of tomorrow. You Pass ~ YEA! You Fail ~ it's okay. You just have to try again. BIG DEAL!!!!
Bed time.
eryn