Motivation

I dont know why I have been lacking motivation lately.  I almost feel like I'm getting bored with running, even though it's hard.  I'm getting bored of running at the same place.  I know that the way to change this is to run somewhere else, but at this point, I don't know where to go.  My house is right off of a busy road, so running from my house is basically not doable.  Since I'm new to this area, I don't really know of any parks or running trails.  I've tried using MapMyRun, but I haven't been able to find any good, interesting trails.  I'm scheduled for a run tomorrow, and I was hoping to go outside, but I think I'll just do it inside again.  It's supposed to be about 45 degrees tomorrow morning, so it may be a little bit too chilly for me to run outside.  I also think that I wish I had a running buddy.  I don't mind running alone, because it gives me time to think, and I have to stay in my own zone to be able to finish.  But it'd be nice to have someone with me, to help motivate me.

Maybe once I start doing some 5k's in the area, I'll meet some people, and then I'll find a runner who is at the same point in their running journey as I am.  I just wish I lived near some of you that read my blog, and we could all run together! :)

I've been thinking a lot about the Princess Half Marathon, and I am super worried that I'm not gonna be ready for it.  I probably need to start working harder than I am right now, but I am worried about over doing it.  I don't wanna hurt myself. I have a friend who started running, and went from not running, to running every day.  She now has a completely screwed up knee, and she gets shin splints every time she tries to run.  She is giving up running for a while.  I don't wanna do that!  I wanna be able to run without a problem.

Speaking of the Princess Half, I decided I want this once I finish the race:

How adorable is this???

Okay, I'm off to bed.  I'm going to give my Week 5 Day 2 a try tomorrow, hopefully being able to give myself a few walking seconds within my 8 minute intervals so that I can run it without a problem! So I can FINALLY move on to giving the 20 minute run a try!!!  Night ya'll!