Only those who will risk going too far can
possibly find out how far one can go.
~ T. S. Eliot
~ T. S. Eliot
Hey there blogosphere.
Whatcha been up to? Me… ah
nothing just getting my run on. I want
to take a moment to talk about getting out of your norm. You have to mix things up every now and again.
There are times that we become
complacent with our regular routines.
Same thing goes for our fitness routines. With God on my side… I am stepping out on
faith. I am going to add a few
“new items” to my fitness regime. That’s
right… “new items”. I am taking my
fitness to another level. I am
officially breaking out of my shell. I
am signing up for races and fitness challenges that are not in my typical
comfort zone.
Running in the DARK:
First up… I ran a night race… the Dash in the Dark 5K. I know that is not saying much, but it was
a big deal for me. I never could get a
night race under my belt. Something
would always come up. The thing about
night races… is that they throw you off your normal game. You know… the few days before or night before
the race you carb-load, then you wake up at the crack of dawn and prepare to
get your run on. A night race however…
you come at it completely differently … and let’s just say I DID IT WRONG!! I did not feel my best running this night
race. Not to mention it had the nerve to be hot AND humid during the race. Really… Come On Mother Nature. Cut me some slack here. I finished it and I am glad I did, but I am
not too thrill with the whole “night race” thing. It’s going to be a good little while before I
run another night race. To think… I wanted
to go to Las Vegas and run the Rock and Roll half marathon at night. I don’t think I’ll be doing that one anytime
soon. The Dash was fun overall and my hubby suffered through the race with me. I am always happy to see him running with me.
The race raised money for the Wylie ISD
and I am glad were part of this 1st annual event.
I am competing in an
INDOORTRI:
Here is another 1st for me. I wanted to complete
a triathlon this year. I have a LONG way
to go, but I have to start somewhere.
Well… here it is. My friends and
I are going to compete in a local Indoortri (Life Time Fitness Indoor
Triathlon http://www.indoortri.com/) on September 7th.
I am going to become a triathlete in 60 minutes!! Yep… I said 60 minutes. We will swim in the pool for 10 minutes, spin bike for 30 minutes and finish with a 20 minute treadmill run. I definitely have to work on my
swimming. I don’t want another repeat of
last year (see my 9/24/13 post)… LOL. I
am super excited about the indoortri.
Stay posted for all my training details. 
I am thanking the good Lord right now for the victory,
health and strength to train and complete this race. The race is not until December... SOOOO… you still
have plenty of time to join me on this fitness endeavor! What? What’s that you say? You don’t want to run with me? Well… if you don’t want to run WITH me… then you
could at least hold up a sign or two FOR ME to fuel my motivation during the
race!! If you can't get out to and hold up a
sign then please consider donating to the cause I am running for. The race raises money for the Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children. I will be posting
my donation page info when we get closer to the race. 
GET OUT THERE AND RUN IT!!!
Do your thang!
I’m already proud of you and all of your accomplishments.
C.T.C.
Commit To Commit
Until next time… Happy (Stepping Out On Faith) Running!
LR… OMM40:31
