Crack...

I blame my poor decision making on the liquid crack I ingested this morning. (For those of you who are not familiar with my vernacular, liquid crack would be a Vanilla Latte from Starbucks, Coffee Bean, or Coffee Klatch.) It has this habit of putting me in an unnaturally good mood. I feel happy, confident and apparently... in shape. It was riding this sugar/caffeine high that Carley struck.

Email to me: Shall we do a 4th of July 10k and use it as motivation to get in shape?

Email to her: Did you send this to the right person?

Email to me: Yes, Peacock…

Email to her: I looked that up... It's 6.2 Miles!

Summation of further conversation: I point out that I am much further off the road to fitness than her little vegetarian self is, but she expresses confidence in my ability to rise to the challenge. She forwards a beginner runner's training schedule for a 10k run. It looks feasible except for the part where I am supposed to be able to run 1.5 miles right off the bat! My liquid crack tells me, "You keep saying how you would like to be a runner, this maybe the motivation you need to actually get off your sorry ass and run. There is no reason you cannot do this." I "nay-say" for a few emails knowing that I will give in because, after all, I am a happy, confident and apparently... in shape individual (at least while the liquid crack is in my system).

Conclusion: I agree to sign up for a 4th of July 10k...

Yes, that is July 4th, 2011... No, I can't run a mile without swearing I am going into cardiac arrest... Yes, I realize that this decision, like all drug induced decisions, is a toss up between stupidity and insanity and may pose life-threatening consequences.

So why after months of silence does this warrant a post? Because if I didn't I wouldn't run and I would waste my entrance fee. I need people to check up on my training and make me feel guilty when I don't follow it. I figure if I have to track my progress, then I would be more like to make some. Feel free to check back later in the week to find out if 1) I can even run a full mile, and 2) if I can do so without landing in the hospital. In case you are interested here is the aforementioned schedule, which will go into effect either this week or next (depending on how long it takes me to build up to the 1.5 miles).

Beginner Runners' 10K Training Schedule

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Rest	1.5 m run	CT or Rest	1.5 m run	Rest	2 m run	25-30 min EZ
2	Rest	2 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	2.5 m run	25-30 min EZ
3	Rest	2.5 mi run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	3 m run	30-35 min EZ
4	Rest	2.5 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	3.5 m run	35 min EZ
5	Rest	3 m run	CT or Rest	2.5 m run	Rest	4 m run	35-40 min EZ
6	Rest	3 m run	CT	2.5 m run	Rest	4.5 m run	35-40 min EZ
7	Rest	3.5 m run	CT	3 m run	Rest	5 m run	40 min EZ
8	Rest	3 m run	CT or Rest	2 m run	Rest	Rest	10K Race!