This morning as I was scrolling through my FB posts and getting caught up on the groups...someone posted a link to a video... Now, I have seen the video before (I cried just as hard the second time around) and I have to share with you because this man is a TRUE inspiration! I can relate to his "before" story somewhat. I also want to have an amazing "ending" to my story as well..if you have a few minutes I encourage you to watch it, it will defiantly motivate you when you are feeling down and out!
WATCH IT HERE -----> Don't Ever GIVE UP!
I so needed this today! A reminder to NEVER give up! I have been struggling with my running...getting discouraged because I haven't been able to run any longer than 8 minutes all last week...breathing has been wacky and all my muscles feel like they just want to explode....I was having second thoughts about pressing forward. I will finish up the C25K this week and I still can not run a mile with out stopping. I haven't even attempted to run outside yet. I was feeling like a cheater on the C25K program because when I tell people I am on week 8...well, I can't run the whole 25 minutes straight...and if I go back to week 7 I couldn't run the whole 22...but I went ahead to the next week when I should have repeated week 7 until I could do it. So, even by moving on to week 9 and saying I finished the program...well, no I have not because I can not run a 5K like I should.
Well, instead of looking at what I can't do I need to look back and see how far I have come. As far back as I can remember I have never ran for more than a few minutes at a time...and most definitely in the last 10 years no more than 90 seconds. I have attempted C25K 3 times in the past 5 years and each time I gave up on week 3! In October my back was so bad that walking for more than 20 minutes at a time would result in muscle spasms, pain and numbness. Well, I don't have that problem anymore...and while I know I can commit to a solid 8 minutes of jogging on the treadmill....I have been able to go up to 15 minutes. I have made progress...and just because it is not where I want it to be, I need to be PROUD of that and let that motivate me to keep moving forward!
Instead of finishing the program ~ I am going back to week 6. I know I can complete week 6 so I am going to do it over. And I will not move on from week 7 until I can do it! I might need to create my own intervals....but gosh darn it! I will be able to run at least 2 miles with out stopping. I CAN DO IT!
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