F: Finish the 10-mile Soldier Field race on May 28th. The 10-mile Soldier Field Race is a HUGELY attended RUNNING race that falls on Memorial Weekend every year. My older sister did this 3 (?) years ago and loved it. She is not a runner, decided to train for this race, and completed it by crossing the 50 yard line IN Soldier Field. She was even on the GUMBOTRON. She stopped running after this race. She had 'been there done that'- why continue to run?
Anyone who knows me has heard this from me various times, "I cycle. I do not run." Well...I must have temporarily went insane when I decided to sign up for the 10-mile race with the same sister who had 'been there done that'. I started training in early December when I had conveniently started a "12 Days of Running" program at my work (we roughly followed Couch to 5k training). At the beginning, I sucked. I could hardly complete week 4. But through the training program at work, I befriended a young man who joined the program to lose a few pounds. We started to run together. He would tell me I was his motivation, but soon he became the motivation I needed to get my ass on the treadmill when I didn't feel like it.
Since December, I have become extremely preoccupied with work and work and play so my training has lessened. My best training days have been running 2.5 miles without stopping (note: running for 90 seconds used to be hard for me). 2nd best training day was running 1 mile, then walking 1 minute. I did this 4 times. I felt ggggggggggggreat!
You may ask, "Sarah, you ROCK on the bike and ALL fitness training you do. How do you suck so much at running?" My answer: "I suck at running because I refuse to love it." A more scientific answer: All people are built differently. Not everyone is built (muscularly) to run, swim, cycle, weight train, etc. Some people will inevitably excel in certain sports due to their muscle build. I am built for power (cycle and weight training)- not so much endurance running. So this is a (good) challenge for me. And as for 'loving' what you do or train for, I am slowly starting to enjoy running....love running? I'm working on it.
I am back on the treadmill but keep getting sick. So I'll try to update when I am back up to running roughly 4 miles without stopping....
G: Go on a blind date. I have never been on a real blind date where a friend sets you up with someone who swears is perfect for you. I have never had a huge desire to go on a blind date, but my friend, Megan, came up with this idea and I wanted to make her happy :). She said she'd volunteer to find the guy for me too!
But you may be asking, "Sarah, what if you're in a relationship the entire 365 days? How will you go on a blind date?" Sarah answers: It will be fantastic if I am in a relationship during my last days in my 20s. If I do find myself in this situation, I have a few ideas on how I can still achieve this goal....
H: Host a dinner at my place. I have lived in my condo for 2 years and have never invited anyone over for dinner. I have also never used my brand new dishwasher until this weekend. I have used my oven MAYBE twice and the stove about 10 times.
My condo is spacious enough and nice enough to host a dinner. I have just never invited people over for a 'house-warming party". I hope it's okay that it's 2 years later!!?!?!?
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