It's 5K Day!!

Hey everybody!!

Yeah, it's been forever since I've posted, I know. It's been a bit crazy. But we will get to that in another post.

Today I'm here to talk about today's 5K...

It has been ONE whole year since I walked my very first 5K. ONE long, hard year!! Hopefully the first one will be much different than today's.  I'm actually looking forward to this run, despite the fact that it's only 35degrees and they are predicting rain.  Since I last posted, I've buckled down a bit, I've managed, not only to be able to run 3.1, but I have gone as far as 4.1 miles once. I know pretty exciting stuff huh!!! I'm at a grand total of 40lbs lost too.  I know the weight loss was never part of the goal, but it's pretty fantastic too, not gonna lie!! The goal today is to run this thing in under 40 minutes, yeah, I'm still just THAT slow!!! It's okay, one goal at a time!! I'm trying to think of some great profound things to say about my year+ of training, or my ONE year 5K anniversary landmark, but I'm coming up blank. So you know what that means... yep, we talk about the music!!
My play list is ready...

Worlds Collide ~Apocalyptica
One Day Remains ~Alter Bridge
A Warrior's Call ~Volbeat
Magic Zone ~Volbeat
Road of Determination ~Nervz End
Plunge Into Darkness ~In Existence
Driven ~ Nervz End
Metalingus ~Alter Bridge
Breath Again ~Alter Bridge
Stroke ~Apocalyptica

Yep, there it is!! By now you all know that I choose my music cuz it motivates me, and yes, I take it all a bit too literal, but that's what makes me the coocky person you come here to read about!! So in a nut shell here's how it breaks down for me...

~Cuz I see in you more than you'll ever know
and I ask you would you question the strength inside
and you need to know how it feels to be alive
~Feel the fire, he's entering the ring,
his mindset only knows how to win
~I'm down on my tail, but I'm up and I can feel it again
angels wings unfold and the devils sitting moaning alone
I've been down, but I'm up and I can feel it again
I'm back in the magic zone
~I will not fall to my knees for something NOT worked for
All my pride and my soul, sweat for this all
I will climb to the top with my own bare hands
I will not fall to my knees anymore
~plunge into darkness one more time
only to find the colors that shine
for the hole is full of something
~You've got to stay Driven
well past your time
see the end to a life long dream
make it happen today
~On this day I see clearly everything has come to life
A bitter palce and a broken dream
and we'll leave it all behind
On this day it's so real to me
everything has come to life
another chance to chase a dream
another chance to feel, a chance to feel  alive
~In the silence of my heart there is a distance call
it beckons me stand apart
So I set out on my own
just to breath again
touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Where I'm free to breath again


YEP!! that's it!! I'm off to the races!! I'll see you at the finish line and we'll talk about how this whole thing went down next time!!! Wish me LUCK, I'm gonna need it!!