Apparently, I am all about the Les Miserable references today...
Tomorrow morning is the last Saturday of my training! The last Saturday I have to wake up at 4:30 and make my way to White Rock Lake. The last loop around the lake this training season. The last Friday nights of playing by the rules and eating/sleeping as directed. And perhaps most significant of all...the last trip to the Taco Joint.
It hardly seems possible that 24 weeks ago I went to the lake for my first of many runs this year. For an entire month before that, MK and I did practice runs a few times a week, just to build up to the initial 5 mile time trial. Having done the program last year with Get With It! (TM), I can tell you with no small amount of confidence that this year's program was hotter, muggier, more draining, more exhausting, and more rewarding than the regimen I endured the year before.
I am so thankful for my coaches, who offered encouragement and coolers full of refreshing beverages every single week. But I am even more grateful for Cat, Bethany, Jon, and of course, MK and KC, who fulfilled the role of faithful running buddies each and every week. Truly, having friends to pass the time and the miles makes it so much more rewarding. They keep you motivated, accountable and honest. I truly couldn't have done it without them.
I have loved this experience, and, who knows, would at least consider doing it again...maybe...but for now, I am really looking forward to having my Friday nights again!
Timmy
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