Like many I tend to set new goals for myself at the beginning of each year. Actually I ended up accomplishing most of my goals for 2012 before the year ended and then some. Which I am very proud of.
For 2013, I decided to continue to do things that make me happy and to be the best me possible. I think every year, everyone should set this goal for themselves and see where it takes them. For me it has taken me on a journey of completing a half marathon.
I'm not much of a runner. Last year, I started running because I hadn't found a gym as much as the one I loved back at home...the one I go to now. When I moved back home, I simply stopped running because I didn't need to use that as my form of exercise anymore.
Nevertheless, when I started training for this half marathon, I realized how quickly you lose your running skills. I no longer was able to zone out and appreciate the relaxation running can bring you. The most difficult part of relearning to run long distance, is turning off the thoughts in my head. The negative thoughts that say, "you're not good enough, you won't make it." The thoughts that limit your potential. As my training partner has said, the mind can be so limiting. And it's true.
We are so much more capable of doing incredible things in our life, but often times we let our minds dictate what we can and can't do.
And not just with running. With so many aspects of life.
So today I turned off those negative thoughts and I ran 9.16 miles. That's 9.16 miles closer to running a half marathon.
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