My first 5K commences tomorrow

Readers of my blog have seen me start, false start, and never complete my goal of running in a 5K. I have attempted the Couch to 5K program several times and always petered out before reaching my ultimate goal – to run in a 5K race. Well, I have stuck with it this time and am now two weeks past my 9 week program and still running. My first 5K is tomorrow morning @ 715AM. It is the Run Kings Island event. You get to run through the park. Most of it is parking lot, but you do see some of the park as you go. Am I nervous? Oh yea. But as others have stated to me, I’ve trained for this, I’ve run a 5K in training several times before. Therefore this should be a piece of cake, right? Still, it is a little overwhelming to do something you have never done before in your entire life. Keep in mind, I am not a health nut, so this is a major lifestyle change for me. Babs politely informed to get off the couch and do something about it. I did and I have a few things that keep me going and get me to this point. I had a friend and co-worker, Fitz, that died three years ago from esophageal cancer. He said if he can suffer through cancer, you guys can at least get in to shape. I also have a fraternity brother who has been fighting a nagging bit of cancer that has taken away his entire summer from him. If he had to deal with chemo every few weeks, I figure I could at least get my body in some sort of shape to run. Here I am guys. Ready to go. You are my inspiration for this. Give me the strength to do well tomorrow.

On a side note, I put together my playlist for the run. Here it is:

Let’s Go – The Cars
Revolution – The Beatles
Feels So Good – Van Halen
You May Be Right – Billy Joel
Forrest Gump Suite – Alan Sivestri
Star Wars The Throne Room / End Title – John Williams
Theme from Superman – John Ottman
Rocky Going the Distance – Bill Conti

That’s 36.4 minutes. I should be able to complete my run in that time. Wish me luck and more to come after the race.