M. Suzanne Terry

So I joyously signed up for a 5K in February.  The Hot Chocolate Run.  Sounds easy and delicious, right?

Not when you haven’t run for over a year.

I can do half a mile, which isn’t bad for how terribly not-in-shape I am.  That half a mile is not going to magically turn into a little over three miles in three weeks, though.

So I’ve learned an expensive lesson on why not saying yes to things I’m not sure that I want (or can) do is a good goal for the year, because I can’t get that money back.

Also?  I’m running that race next year.  Because I can do half a mile, and that’s exciting enough to keep going.