I'm friends with my local running shop on Facebook and they just announced that there are only 40 more spots for a 25K event happening this fall. Before I sucked it up and just went for it, registering for the St. Patrick's Day 10K next month, I never even considered running a 25K. But now I'm thinking, "25K? That's only 15.5 miles. And it's not until September! I could totally do that!" But then I slap myself and say "are you freaking crazypants?! It's OUTSIDE, which you aren't used to; it's over 15 miles, which you haven't even done HALF of; it's in September when it's still hotter than balls; and it starts at 7am and you have 3 kids and your husband will be deployed, what are you going to do with them?!" I don't know what to do!
This is why being a mom and trying to get in shape sucks. I'm very lucky- my gym has childcare. However, there's a two hour limit and there's no way I can practice running 15.5 miles in that amount of time. Plus, I really need to start running outside, off the treadmill. That means pushing a stroller and possibly keeping an eye on two other kids on bikes. And a funny thing happens when we try to get my kids to ride their bikes while we run. They're exhaaaauuuusted! They're boooooored! They wanna go hooooome! I know they can ride for more than 10 minutes because they'll be out in the street riding their bikes for hours if we let them. But as soon as I ask them to go in a straight line and go where I want to go, it's suddenly impossible.
On top of this, my husband will be deploying soon so I will have no help. I don't have family nearby, just a couple friends that I don't want to take advantage of. Watching someone's kid (singular) is a lot different than watching someone's kids (plural), especially when they have a couple of their own.
How do you find the time to run? How do you balance working out, kids, housework, a job, whatever you may have? I know there are people out there doing way more than I do. I just want to know how!
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