Surviving NJ

So, this running thing….yeah.

I’ve gone and signed up and now the work goes in. Here’s the thing. I’ve never run a 1/2 marathon before, or well…a marathon, a 5k or a 10k. I picked something to motivate me, and it does…

Anyway, something clicked this week. Nobody can run it for me. And I can’t run it if I don’t put the training in.

By the way, I’m down 17 pounds now!

The other day – I was having one of those — I don’t feel like getting on the treadmill moments, and I reminded myself…Self, nobody is running for you. You have to do the work to get the payoff.

And so I got on the treadmill and put the miles in. It was an interesting awakening.

When the excitement of signing up for a big event wears off, you have the work to do – to get there. I’m doing that work…week after week, after week.

I’m onto week 5 of my C25K, and when I return from Disney – I’ll be jumping into another 14 week training schedule. It’s up where I can see my training each week, and it’s a lot. I’m okay with that, because I’m just going to take it one day at a time.

If I think about an 8 mile, 10 mile or 13 mile run right now, it makes me nervous, so for now – I’m doing my gradual climb and going to take it one workout at a time. I know that with steady work and determination – I’ll get where I’m going.

The thing is…I have to do the work alone. Nobody to push me…nobody to make me – nobody running by my side. I have to be the one who puts my shoes on when I don’t want to, and I have to keep going. I will keep going, because I want this.

Each step, each mile, each piece of this journey will get me to the goal. It’s a mental battle as much as a physical one…and I’m ready to fight for myself!