I have been wanting to run a marathon since I was 17. But every year I would give myself all sorts of excuses and procastinate until the run day is over.
The local annual run is usually organised on the first Sunday of December and it takes about 4-6mths to train for regular runners. For 'rusty' people like me, it would probably take even longer to prevent training injuries. But if Oprah Winfrey can do it, I think anyone else can!
Now that I am taking care of Ying Ying full-time, I have been scratching my head on how to go about training for one. Even if I wake up early in the morning to run, who is gonna nurse her if she suddenly wakes up in my absence? She'll cry her head off for sure. I thought of investing in a jogger stroller but hubby said it is a waste of money. A good jogger stroller will set us back by about 1k but I came across a good second hand one at roughly half the price. Still, it's quite a sum of money. Anyway, nobody runs with a stroller on race day so I might as well train without. The money would be better spent on running shoes!
Haiz. Really dunno how... While I enjoy sharing an intimate bond with Ying Ying, sometimes I feel kinda trapped when Ying Ying is totally reliant on me 24/7. No personal time to go for facial, do a mani-pedi, join an aerobics class or in this case, train for a run. My life really revolves around her. Just the other day, we left Ying Ying with my in-laws to attend a funeral wake - our friend turned hysterical when she couldn't find mommy everywhere around the house after 20mins of playing. They even had to close the main door cos she was screaming so loudly and inconsolably. Sigh. How to go back to work like that? Hubby said I should take one more year off to let her adjust slowly. I am still thinking about it. :/
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