I am so excited about my new running shorts that I just had to dedicate a post to them! In about a week I will be putting my life on the line as I attempt to run my first marathon. You can't really tell from the picture but my shorts are neon yellow with bright blue on the sides. Basically, I bought the shorts to get me pumped for the race. I'm not too thrilled to be doing a marathon...running isn't my favorite thing and even though I've done a few half marathons, full marathons are plain torture in my mind. I blame this whole situation on my younger sister. She's always sworn she would never run, so in jest I made a deal with her. Looking back I regret even saying anything but I told her if she ever ran a half marathon I would run a full. Well I think just to spite me, she ran her first half marathon in March. Even though I thought I made the deal jokingly, she wouldn't let me out of it. And maybe I could have just said I didn't want to do it but a little part of me wanted to push myself to the limit and see if I could do it. So here I am a week before the race and the nerves are starting to build. I've put in the time and trained but along the way I injured my knee and my confidence was shot after that. That's where the shorts come in. What builds confidence for a race more than bright neon clothes? Nothing! I may not survive the race, but at least I'll be wearing some crazy awesome clothes as I try.
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