So, back in January...a friend of mine approached me about training for the Hollywood half marathon. I laughed in his face. The most I ever run is 1mi, maybe 2 if I'm on a treadmill. 13.5mi?? That would take me like 10hrs!
However, I thought...and thought...and thought about it, and decided. Ok, I'm gonna be tough on myself and sign up for it and pay money to torture myself and therefore, I have to train!
Three months later, here I sit, writing this blog post with legs that feel like jelly and the lung capacity of a whale (do they have good lung capacity? I would think so, cuz they're huge!). Anyway, point is, the race is two weeks and three days away, April 7th, 2012 @6am. And to be honest, I feel pretty prepared. I've run over 51mi in just the last month alone. What? I think that's more than I've run in the past 3 years combined.
I've learned through this process that the human body is amazing! And we can honestly do pretty much whatever we put our minds to. It's been intense, but I've gained a whole new respect for runners. I don't view running as 'torture' so much anymore and before, when I thought of running 6mi I'd rather have eaten a live worm. But now I see 6mi and think, oh thank God! That's an easy run!
On top of training for a half marathon I've been putting together a night of Screenings and Sketches with some friends and if you ask me which has been harder? I'd say the screening night has felt like running a full marathon...I really don't prefer to produce events/films. I'll do it now, while I'm still working my way up the ladder, but in the future? I hope to retire my producer hat while I'm still young. But another half marathon? I think I could probably handle that. We shall see how I feel once i actually run it though...i might have a different story.
Let me know if you're running the half as well! I'll look out for you at the starting line!
And if you're not up to anything important on March 27th starting at 8pm, you should come by and check out the most amazing and free 'Late Night LA' show I've been busting my butt to put together! Event Page with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/396298793714239/?__adt=9
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