I Hate Running. I Love Sydney. Apparently That Means I Run 5Ks Now

I always thought Sydney and I had a good relationship but she clearly hates me

In March we signed up for a 5 k bubble run. I firmly remember a wine glass in my hand when I signed us up.

I walked a mini marathon in May (I’ve done it several times with my bestie Kathy) and then started training for running and immediately my hip started having issues and then my knee. I never got past a mile.

2 weeks ago my knee was feeling better so I ran a mile to see what would happen and it was still ok but then it got hot and humid and I never ran again. I really thought I could talk her out it of. Nope. She even bought us (with her own money, cute lulu lemon running wallets to motivate us.

Last night it was clear there was no getting out of it. She insisted on braiding my hair in 4 cute braids. That sucked. Braids always give me a headache and sleeping in them made me have a headache and horrible sleep. And it’s been 4 weeks since I touched up my roots which I planned to do this weekend and weren’t terribly noticeable until my hair was braided. So I looked like an old hag

So headache, bad sleep, bad roots, and a 5k to run when I haven’t run more than a mile since before covid.

She keeps telling me as we were waiting for it to start how I could do it, how I was strong, all the motivational things. I told her I would try to at least make it 2 miles but that was doubtful. We kept a really slow pace, she kept getting ahead of me and then coming back to get me and saying stuff like you got this, you can do it, all the motivational things but when I’m doing a difficult exercise (as kathy knows), I don’t want anyone talking to me much less cheering me on and I really wanted to punch her in her smiley motivational face.

About mile 2 it started raining. What’s worse than running? Running in the rain.

Braids that gave me a headache, gray roots glowing for everyone to see, running, a cheer section, and now rain.

FML

But I did it. And then we went to breakfast and looked up more 5ks.

What the heck is wrong with me

I love that kid!!!!!