The Ups and Downs...

So I am "training" for a 5K in October. I put training in quotes because what I am really doing is going out 3 or four mornings a week and staggering and gasping through a 13 minute mile, dragging along my DVT leg and wondering what in the world makes me think I can possibly run 3 whole miles in a row 2 and a half months from now. I don't know if that's really training. Some days i go out and my DVT leg feels no different from my other one. Then, on days like today, it feels like it weighs two hundred pounds and it's stiff and swollen feeling. I'm just praying that the race route is flat. It's the darn hills that do me in. But it has been my goal for some time now to just do a 5K. Positive peer pressure is working its magic. I have 3 friends who are training to run the marathon at the same event, a few training for the 1/2, and my husband is training for the 10K. I really feel like I need to achieve this. I've never been that great at setting a goal and working toward it, so I feel like this will be really good for me. So that's what keeps me going. I like how I feel (after the run is done!), and I like not giving up. It's a great way to start my days and so very good for my well-being. So, now the world knows, or at least my three readers know, so I am that much more accountable. Wish me luck!