Feb. 28 update: 5K is six days away and I am not ready!

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February 28, 2010

By Lorie Love Hailey The Richmond Register Sun Feb 28, 2010, 05:00 PM EST

Our first 5K is Saturday and I am scared!

We're on our ninth week of training and we should be ready to run the race, but I am having my doubts about my readiness.

The past week or so, I really have struggled to do the scheduled runs. It seems like every inch of my body has been screaming at me. Except for one day out in the cold when I stopped after 12 minutes, I have continued running even when it was extremely difficult.

I also am worried about how long it will take me to finish the race. Today, I ran about 2.25 miles in 30 minutes. That was running the same pace the entire time. A 5K is 3.2 miles.

Feeling down, I sought counsel from my friend Ruth, who knows a lot about running (and life), and she reminded me of how far I've come. When I started, I could barely run for one minute. It doesn't matter if I have to walk a little bit of the 5K. I can run! And even when it feels like I'm regressing, I'm not as long as I keep going.

While I do have a 5K to run on March 6, I don't have a running deadline. This is something I will continue to get better at if I keep doing it. Progress is the only real goal. And it is important to remember, I am supposed to be having fun!

Let me know how your journey is going! E-mail llove@richmondregister.com.

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Frost sparkled across the grass at Keeneland on Saturday morning as runners gathered around the barns, stretching and jogging to warm their muscles up. And I was one of them.

Lorie, her husband Steve and I forfeited our day to sleep in to run our first 5K race since beginning our training in January. We participated in “Run for the Hill” benefit race for Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Center.

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