(Not quite sure why Donkey Kong is what things that are on are supposedly like, but there you have it.)
Yep, I signed up just now for my first HIM (=half-ironman) race: Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead, on August 14 in Michigan. Big challenge, but I figure it's a doable one, will be more distance than the marathon but less pounding on my foot, and will give my LIVESTRONG donors good value for their money!
Never mind the fact that I have yet to run an entire mile on land since my injury. (Details, details.) I'll build up slowly and gradually, and if I have to walk the whole run course, so be it.
Training for this goal race starts in about a week... after I get back from Spring Break, that is: a real, honest-to-God vacation trip this year, no less, largely because my sister is Awesomeness Personified and put it all together so we can both get the hell out of our respective Dodges for a while.
Meanwhile, I'll have a running analysis done just before I leave, so hope to get some useful feedback on running mechanics, shoes, and other useful stuff. (Yes, I admit I already have printed out directions to the closest running store from where we'll be on vacation.)
Am I psyched? You bet! Scared? Equally so! Crazy? Surely you've figured that out by now!
After roughly 3 months of rehab, it's GREAT to have a goal to move towards again.
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