Don't give up...

hmmm so today I went running again with the "advanced" running group and let me tell you today I pushed my limits big time. They are all better runners so they started off much faster than I was used to. Very quickly I ran out of breath and not just out of breath but out of everything. At one point I jus went numb. All I could feel was my heart beating and lung breathing and scenery swooshed by. I couldn't feel my legs anymore well except when at one point many lovely blisters started to make themselves known. The rest of the group they started speeding-up exercises at one point which is basicly you run a faster pace for 2 or 3 minutes and then slow down again but I simply couldn't. So when they took off ahead of me they were so kind to run back half way so I wouldn't get lost since I had NO idea where I was at one point. It's weird since I've never gotten to a point of this much exhaustion ever in my life. And guess what, I kept running. I actually ran ALL THE WAY till the end. I bit through all the pain and so many times did I think it would be so easy to just stop running. But I didn't. I think this is the hardest physical thing I have ever done. And I still feel crappy cause they had to run back for me. Haha how stupid am I? But yes, I'm very proud eventhough I'm so extremely exhausted now it's not even funny. So in the end we ran approximately 8,5 km and it took me 52 minutes so just like Tuesday but I obviously did not run as far nor as fast on Tuesday so it's again an improvement. I will have to go running again on Sunday and again on Tuesday where we'll practice for the run.

On the Karate front I have decided against going to the Tournament since it's too much to do and too little time and well, I asked around and nobody else from our club is going. I'd have to prepare 3 katas which is too much seeing how I have my exam at the same time which requires more practice and well, it's more important. Oh and I will talk to my sensei about my options and what I should train for. Which belt, I mean. I just want to make sure that it's not gonna happen again like last time that I got to skip a belt without doing the required kata and kihon. So I want to talk to my sensei that IF they consider me ready for brown belt, that I want to also take the exam for brown belt, regardless what they KNOW I can do. It's only fair that way. And if they'd rather I just get blue then I know that too, it doesn't really matter to me other than that I want to get my belts fairly and go through all the same stuff as everyone else. And I know they know I can do all the required things, but that's not the issue. I WANT to perform the katas at the exam just like everyone else.

So yeah so I'll try and clear that up on Monday. ^___^
Now I'll go watch some dumbo TV and since they are finishing up the garden you should expect the first pictures tomorrow evening ^____^