17 days. In 17 days I will line up with dozens of other people in Charlotte to run in my first ever 5K! Wow, who'd of thunk it? Me, running in a 5K race. I'm so excited! I still have some training to do. I talked to my father, who has ran in a half-marathon, and he gave me some pretty good advice. He said, "For this first race, just run to finish it and don't worry about the time because the speed will come with time." That was comforting. I've been beating myself up so much for not being as fast as I feel I should be that I've almost missed the joy of just running and knowing that I'm taking care of myself!
So, I'm still training, but I'm working hard not to hear a ticking clock in my head as I run. On Saturday, August 21st at 8:00 a.m., I will start this race and I know I will finish it and I'm going to be so proud of this accomplishment in my life! :D
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