New Year, New Challenge!

I'm back!!!

Silence doesn't mean nothing is happening!!

I have not been posting my running journey but YES, I have been moving.

I must admit though that I have not been moving at my BEST.

During the month of March, my husband challenged me to "do" a mile per day. I ran or walked 30 out of 31 days. That was quite an accomplishment for me.
A week later, I ran a 10k.

Not just any 10k. It was a 10k with lots of hills. And baby, I was not ready. Not only had I not ran more than 4 miles in the preceding 45 days, but I also ran mostly flat surfaces.

During the race I decided that I was ready to get back to my running. I want to run the distance. I want to run my normal speed....and to get faster.

Having an opportunity to spend time alone with my thoughts earlier today reminded me that the I am in the only thing that stands in my way of taking life in full force. Life is what we make it. While I take control of my life, I challenge you to also take your life back. Instead of making excuses, my moves! We got this!

So....today! Today was the day for me to begin to take action.

Today was not just a typical day, it was a confirmation day. Just a few hours after being alone with my thoughts, I received an email that confirmed IT'S TIME!

Time to MOVE!

Even though I'm out of town, I never travel without running clothes. I decided to go down to the treadmill to match my husband's 1.81 miles for today.

When I got to mile 0.60, I was ready to call it quits.

But I didn't!

I kept going....all the way to 1.83 miles.

AND, there were inclines 😀

I did it! So can you!

What moves will you make today?

Comments

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