So, as per a previous post I’ve started running. And I’m here to report that two weeks later… I’m still running! It’s been great, if a bit rough. Have to be honest though… the hardest part of running isn’t the running, it’s the getting out of bed. My bed is veeeeeery comfy. While investing in the down duvet and pillows seemed like a great idea at the time, in retrospect it was perhaps not one of the smartest things I’ve done haha.
When I started I was running just under 3km in the 30 min. Today I managed 3.4km. This is not yet fast enough for me to be able to finish the half marathon in the 3 hour max but I think if I keep it up I’ll get there. To that end I’ve decided to run the 20km half-marathon in June as opposed to the 5k at the same event. In preparation for that I’m going to be doing the Vancouver Sun Run which is a 10k event and I should actually be able to run the entire thing!
Taking care of myself feels great. Those mornings when I force myself to get out of bed at some ungodly hour (like 5:30AM) and head out to run in the FREEZING cold with the frost still on the ground and I’m praying for the warmup to be over and the run to start so I can build up some body heat it’s like saying “self – I love you”. Little changes have been taking place in my mental processes that I’m sure are a result of starting to run. I make better choices, I know I’ll feel better after doing things I don’t necessarily want to do at the time (like running at 5:30 AM), and overall I feel like a far more together and functional adult.
It doesn’t matter what you do, just that you do it. Take care of yourself. And you don’t have to wait til New Year’s to do it. Make a change now, you’ll thank yourself later.
./motivational crap
