I was hesitant to write about this, because once I started thinking about the reasons why I was hesitant I realized it's because of a fear of failure. I'm worried I will let you down. I'll let myself down. But I decided that I need the accountability more than I need the fear. So.... I started a new goal this week. I've started running. I'll wait for you to pick yourself up off the floor. Yes, running. Now let me be honest - I really can't stand running. I've never been a runner. This picture actually sums up how I feel about it.
But, there's this program called Couch to 5k. It's for beginners and it starts you off slow. It's a 9 week program and by the end of it I'll be running a 5k. You run every other day, so that works out well for me so far. I've only done one night of running. I started on Monday. I thought it was pretty easy, but I was very aware of my body yelling at me "Hey!? We don't run!!" :) I am not too sore, I stretched really well afterwards, because I knew if If was overly sore I wouldn't want to run on day #2. So tonight will be my second time, and I'm strangely looking forward to it. I want to prove to myself that I can do it and maybe along the way I'll develop a liking to running. A love might be a stretch.
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