The Goal
By carol. Filed in Uncategorized |
“This one step – choosing a goal and
staying to it – changes everything.”
- Scott Reed
Today marks the second week of my training for the 5K, I am running in March. Before I arrived at the location when we(the group) runs on Saturday morning. I was not feeling it at all. I was late, really didn’t want to get out of bed. At the same time I was making excuses for not running, or skipping this week’s run with ladies.
But I made, and I was late so I had to run the course alone. I walk most of the way, again filled with a excuses. “Well I am walking/ running because I think I am coming down with something.” Along with ” It’s way too cold to be out here, why are we doing this?”
After my run alone, I met up with the other ladies at Phidippides- the store that’s the meeting place for the run. We were greeted by breakfast and other activities by sponsors of the different runs out of this location. After much needed water I met with my unofficial partner Elissa. We began to talk, Elissa explain to me, that she has been doing this types of events for five years. She said started by working out with a training – and her training convinced her to run. She told me it has add so much to her life. And even though she is not by-any-means an experienced runner. She has fun, she loves getting out and running and watching.
So, I thought to myself why am I so hard on myself. No one said I had to be great in the beginning. I am a novice. I don’t have experience, but I will get there. I just have to stick to it.
I tell my two year-old all the time – keep trying, don’t give, never give up. These are words I need to really start living by. Like the quote at the top – I choose a goal and even if it kills me this year for the first time in my life I am going to see it through. I will change my life this year, because it will change everything.
Carolyn