I'M ALIVE!!! Today was my "just do it" day-after much procrastination. After I picked up my kids, I decided to measure out a mile so that I could begin somewhere. I got home, ate dinner, and with a five minute break in the rain, decided to go for it. After the kids trying to negotiate their way into my run, my husband saved the day and took them for a walk-and off I went.
The sky was dark to the north so I immediately began mentally preparing-just in case I actually had to sprint the entire mile to get home. I'm not a big fan of lightning dodge so I figured that would be encouragement enough if it came down to it. Luckily, it didn't. I ran and took some breaks to walk. I know, it was only a mile, but it's been awhile. I was simply going into this specific run to get the "addiction" into my system-get my Day 1 over with. I figured I'd never get to Day 60 if I didn't conquer Day 1!
And I did just that. It all came back to me-the way I was able to clearly think when I run, the feeling of rejuvenation when I was finished, the feeling of accomplishment, the pain in my knees - now that was a bit of a new feeling to me as I am not twenty-five anymore, the feeling of not being able to get one last ounce of air out of my lungs-I still get that when I walk up my stairs (that's the one I am trying to overcome). After all of that, a hint of the "runner's high" remained so I am ready for Day 2. Goal accomplished.
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