I’ve recently been trying to become more responsible for my actions. I am the world’s biggest procrastinator and it always binds me in tight spots. I love the thrill of crunch time, but I am learning that it is not the best way to grow. A few years ago, if you were to ask me what my schedule was like, i’d tell you I was super busy, and had no idea why I did this to myself. I was constantly taking classes and learning, and while I don’t want to go back to school, I do like to feel like i’m growing in someway or another. That’s part of the reason why I fell in love with running, it gave me so much motivation, and the final test wasn’t something I had to learn facts for, I could just live in the moment, and wish for the best while knowing I prepared for it.
I picked up, “Believe Training Journal” by Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan-Dumas. I stumbled upon an ad for the journal while reading my Women’s Running Magazine last month. I immediately fell in love with the concept and bought a copy. Unfortunately due to my workout hiatus, I couldn’t use it until last week. I was so excited when I pulled it out to write down my first activity of the week. As you can probably tell from my blog, I love to mark down my activity and write about my fitness progress as much as possible. My first week with the journal I tried to just get back into a routine, I ran three times (including my race) and did one session of yoga. I’m hoping that my pages will be a little more filled as I get back into my regular running schedule, i’m sure the pages will be very filled with writing and tatters in no time. 🙂
In terms of trying to grow, I am really trying to open myself up to new opportunities, and experiences. But most importantly i’m trying to just live in the present, and stop fussing about over things that aren’t important. Before the race last Sunday, I was getting all sorts of nervous, I kept thinking maybe i’m not ready to get back into this and it’s too soon, and maybe I should just walk the 6 miles. Something came over me though when I woke up in the morning for the race, I just told myself to just let it all go, and just take it one step at a time, if I end up having to stop and walk, then so be it. I can’t begin to describe the insane amount of energy that you get at this race. All the women that are running or walking, and cheering everyone on, it’s electric. I ran the whole way with my sister, it was her first 10K, and I couldn’t be prouder of her. She rocked it so well, we ran side by side most of time, and when we passed that 6mi marker, I couldn’t even believe we were already there. When I let my doubts go, a calm washed over me, and running that race was so much easier than I expected it to be.
Progress Report: It’s already the end of March, and I can’t believe we’re already one-fourth into the year. I still haven’t forgotten my goals from the beginning of the year, I just signed up for my 2nd half marathon on July 25th! I’m looking into a solid training program to start for my marathon that I hope to run by the end of the year. AND starting a strength training workout today (so excited!), and last but not least, going to start another Simple Green Smoothie Challenge on Wednesday for the month of April!
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