I have a bucket list that I am writing everyday.
Every new day brings new opportunities and challenges. I am always up for a new adventure because I want to be the best-version-of-myself and I do this by succeeding and failing.
With that being said, the current bucket list item I am working on checking off...
Run a mini-marathon!
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This might not seem like a big deal but, let me just say I HATE RUNNING. Running is dumb. I want to love it. I imagine myself gracefully flying through the miles without a worry in the world, but it is NEVER that easy. Never.
I ask myself the following questions every time I run:
Why are you doing this again?
Why do you like feeling like you can't breathe?
Have I completed a mile yet?
How am I EVER going to get to mile 13?
Needless to say, I signed myself up for a min-marathon and I WILL cross that finish line!
Once I make it to about mile 2 I remember I can do hard things and I can push past my limits and become stronger (or my body is just numb and I don't know the difference). Training for the mini has allowed some time for self-refection (what else am I suppose to do for hours?)
Here are some things I have learned in my few short weeks of training:
- I get to see my best friend at the end of all the training
- Andrew and I are doing something new together
- It is expensive if you want to do it right (shoes, socks, clothes, running fanny-pack, goos, etc.)
- It is easy to feel defeated
- The treadmill is the worst even with Netflix
- I push myself more than I give myself credit for
- Setting small goals and rewarding myself help
- A slow jog gets me to the next mile faster than walking
- I am determined
- I can do this!
This past weekend on my long run, I tripped and fell right to my knees. People saw me. I wanted to give-up. I wanted to hide. But I didn't, I got up and I continued running until I finished the distance I needed, 1.5 more miles to be exact.
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Sometimes we have to be our biggest cheerleaders. We have to believe in ourselves first because otherwise we won't understand why we have cheerleaders on the sidelines. We have to start somewhere and sometimes that means stepping out of our comfort zones. We might not be the first across the finish line but winning looks different for everyone and we will celebrate all victories.
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| Adventuring together is my favorite |
