Believing

Woo Hoo!!! I can’t believe it! In just a few short days, I have shaved off 2 min 10 sec off my 5k time! We have some paved trails around here, called greenways, and there are two near my house that my husband and I have mapped out a 5k trail on. So when I finally got my rear back out there after 3 months of sitting on the couch, I certainly didn’t expect to bounce back into this quickly! Man, what a feeling! I am so exhilarated tonight. I was keeping an eye on my watch, certain that I was nearly 5 minutes behind my time from yesterday. I said to my husband, ” This is so frustrating. I’m trying so hard and my body feels like its fighting me every step of the way!” But I kept plugging along the trail, jogging when I could, but walking when I needed to. As we were nearing the end of the greenway, and heading up the road back onto our street, my heart was sinking. Then I glanced down at my watch again and saw that I was still 2 minutes under my time from yesterday so I took off running again…and by the time I made it into the driveway, I had beaten my time from yesterday by just under a minute! It is amazing what actually believing in yourself can do for you!

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