September 26, 2006
On a Different Note
It's been almost two years since I was in serious training for a race and a year since I ran with any real regularity. But I miss it, and I especially miss how in shape I was and how quickly I got there just by lacing up some sneakers and hitting the pavement.
And because my heart is in New Orleans anyway, I thought it would be pretty amazing to run 13.1 miles through a city I love, to see it from the ground, to see how it's changed, to see how it's being put back together. For the first time since before Katrina, the race will begin and end at the Superdome (the ramp to the Dome the only 'hill" on the entire course).
The race is in five months, which is plenty of time to get myself back in shape (in theory - I love hypotheticals) and to even consider the possibility that I could run this one faster and stronger than the last time I made the crazy decision to run a half-marathon. Of course I say that now, at 15+ pounds higher than I was the last time I ran a race, but I keep forgetting that part.
I guess that's the whole problem with losing weight - the battle is never over. You're never finished. You never get to where you want to be and say, "Okay I'm skinny! Pass the pizza!" because if you do? (Like I did.) You'll just be back to where you started. So I'm back, I guess. Get ready for some deja vu.
Posted by hannah at 05:24 PM
