What do I consider when I'm thinking about tomorrow's 6.2 mile training run? I consider the time Amanda, Cassie & Katie have put forth in helping us learn during the past 11 weeks. Amazing young women :-). I visualize the start of the race, I smell the excitement in the air and I feel the blood flowing through my heart. My subconscious says 12 more days, 12 more days.
I think back to the first training night when 2 miles seemed like hell. I remember the night my calves bellowed for the whole evening. During the past 11 weeks I have learned so much . . . the difference between a hill & an incline, the sound a duck makes when it laughs at runners, the distance from the Elkhart blacktop to the Middletown tavern . . .
In these past 11 weeks I have come to realize that I often put up imaginary roadblocks that seem so real. The words "I can't . . ." have rolled off my tongue fairly easily. A year ago I would have said "I can't join a running club". I would not have gotten up at 5:30 on a Saturday to run down the blacktop. I would have missed spending the most awesome moments ever with my sister & best friend! What other opportunities have I missed due to the "I can't" thought process? Hoping I am able to remove the "I can't" and insert "Hell Yeah! Let's try!" instead.
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