Mar 27, 2005 11:37
yesterday i ran a 10k in 53 minutes, which is the best time i've ever gotten...i'm starting to feel confident that my body is capable of more things than i used to believe. the off-side is that i need to get new running shoes, since i'm still wearing sketchers (NOT made for long distance running i can assure you) and am prematurely causing my plantar arch to collapse. i'm in pain for hours after long runs, and have had to pop at least 2 blisters a week. despite my current but fortunately temporarily insane studying schedule for the step 1s, i'm going to NEED to find time to get new shoes or else my feet will permanently disown me.
it's also inspiring to hear about lily finishing her first marathon...wow, we used to take showers and shits in the same space! though she's far far away i feel like she'll be cheering me on when i run my first half, reminding me that anything is possible :)