The Stakes Are Raised

I just checked my personal best time for the 10k, and bettering it is going to be a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be. I ran this in my first ever race, it was the Mission Fiesta 10k in 2005. I had my brother-in-law Shawn to thank for pushing me. I remember feeling pretty bad for the first 4 miles. Probably started out faster than I should have, I was fighting through a cramp. Shawn and his friends were out of sight and I was just trying to finish. Then I got my wind and I caught a glimpse of them ahead. I picked up my speed and I think I remember running the last mile in about 8 minutes with Shawn keeping pace. I finished in 55:18 which is an average of 8:53/mile. I'm nowhere close to that right now. To get it done I'm going to really watch what I'm eating, which I haven't been doing well with in the last few days. Long story short, we're getting ready to move and things have gotten kinda hectic with all the things we need to get done and painting I'm trying to do before we move into our new house. Anyway, when I start feeling a little pressed, it's easy to so 'yes' to that chocolate cake that is calling out in the darkness, or those Somoa Girl-scout cookies that are looking for a friend.

I did get a 6 mi. run in already this week and I need to do another one tomorrow. I am really excited about this move. We'll still be in San Antonio, but we'll be really close to the biggest park in SA which has pretty decent trails. We'll also be closer to a pool I can swim at, so it'll only take me 5 mi. to get there rather than 15 if I go at night. I'm pretty sure I'll get back on track after we get moved and settled in a couple weeks. I'm not going to feel guilty much about eating poorly. Just try to compensate by staying active and get back to the healthy diet after the move.