Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
18 miles
SO....I ran my 18 mile, long run on Saturday morning. I was so relieved that, like Ms Sarah Bradford told me, easier than my 17 mile run. I thought I was going to die when I did 17 miles! It made me question if I could really do it-a whole marathon, if I could barely do 17. It was awful, not to mention the most painful run I have ever done. When it was over I left sick to my stomach, almost like the flu had hit me.
With that being said, Friday night I was restless anticipating how I was going to complete 18 miles. I was up about 4-5 times that night and when I did fall asleep I was having anxious dreams of running, then my alarm went off before I felt I even fell asleep, 5:15am. Off I went.... surprisingly enough, I felt good and strong throughout almost the whole run. Lesson learned...you don't fail until you stop trying...marathon here I come!
I heard something in church once. Fear is one of Satan's tools in keeping you from reaching your full potential. He wants you to stop, he wants you to give up. When I was in high school, struggling through my teenage years, my mom handed me a book; "Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway". I can't remember what the book was about, but I have always remembered the title and whenever I feel afraid of something; I try remember to take it in, recognize the emotion for what it is, fear....then do it Anyways!
With that being said, Friday night I was restless anticipating how I was going to complete 18 miles. I was up about 4-5 times that night and when I did fall asleep I was having anxious dreams of running, then my alarm went off before I felt I even fell asleep, 5:15am. Off I went.... surprisingly enough, I felt good and strong throughout almost the whole run. Lesson learned...you don't fail until you stop trying...marathon here I come!
I heard something in church once. Fear is one of Satan's tools in keeping you from reaching your full potential. He wants you to stop, he wants you to give up. When I was in high school, struggling through my teenage years, my mom handed me a book; "Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway". I can't remember what the book was about, but I have always remembered the title and whenever I feel afraid of something; I try remember to take it in, recognize the emotion for what it is, fear....then do it Anyways!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Bucket List~Running a Marathon...check....
Just when you think you have more than you can handle...
Ok...I am about 7 weeks away from the big race! The training's getting harder and more time consumming. I just got offered a new part time job (working 7 days every 2 weeks), I have 4 kids, 3 that go to 3 different schools (at 3 different times), one who's school you have to put in a lot of volunteer time. I have a husband that doesn't understand why I want to do this and why I have to be gone so much. The holidays are upon us and I have a court hearing with my son's dad this month....
Then I read Tiffany's blog and it's all put into prospective...breathe!
I can't imagine how she does it. I give her major props. Health is something I think we all take for granted. I am a very blessed women and I have a very blessed family. I need to slow down, take one day at a time, and enjoy everything around me.
Ok...I am about 7 weeks away from the big race! The training's getting harder and more time consumming. I just got offered a new part time job (working 7 days every 2 weeks), I have 4 kids, 3 that go to 3 different schools (at 3 different times), one who's school you have to put in a lot of volunteer time. I have a husband that doesn't understand why I want to do this and why I have to be gone so much. The holidays are upon us and I have a court hearing with my son's dad this month....
Then I read Tiffany's blog and it's all put into prospective...breathe!
I can't imagine how she does it. I give her major props. Health is something I think we all take for granted. I am a very blessed women and I have a very blessed family. I need to slow down, take one day at a time, and enjoy everything around me.
New to Blogging
I hear so much about this blogging stuff so here I go...my personal journaling of mine and our family's life. I'm excited (with a few butterflies) to see and learn all the cool stuff you can do with it. So here it goes.....
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