#boulderbolder

I mentioned I am currently training for a 5K race. Actually, I am really training for the Boulder Bolder 10K race over memorial day, but in order to get into a good wave on race day, I need to submit a good time from a previous race within this year, so I am training for a local 5K in April in order to get in the wave I want.

The Bolder Boulder has a spot for everyone, from elite runners to walkers and also a wheelchair race, so you might wonder why I would even try to “qualify” for a particular wave.

The hardest part of running for me is the mental strength it takes. The more I run, the more I enjoy running and the less like punishment it feels. Yet, during the hard times there is still the voice that reminds me “You can stop at anytime, you are doing this to yourself.” If I end up in a wave where many people around me are giving in to that voice and taking walk breaks before they need to then my own discouraging thoughts will get more validity. I want to surround myself with people who run past that  voice and leave it to disintegrate on the pavement behind them. It’s my own version of “fake it till you make it.”