10K Run

So sorry to any of you who check this blog regularly, but I had such a crazy weekend with no extra time at all.  I'll try to do better this week!

So, the 10K was difficult for me!  I felt very prepared going into it but for some reason, that morning, I just didn't feel good!  This became a VERY mental challenge for me.  I had cramping early on, it was REALLY hot, and I just wasn't performing as well as I have before.  It was frustrating b/c I really expected to perform BETTER because of adrenaline--no such luck!

So, about 2 miles into it I was really struggling.  This became about something much more than a silly race.  It became about my goals that I had set for myself and one of those goals was to NOT WALK at all during this 6.2 miles.  So, I mentally started going through everything that I've accomplished in the last year--EVERYTHING.  I went to a different place in my mind and just kept putting one foot in front of the other.  Half way through, I thought there was NO WAY I was going to be able to continue--but I kept plugging ahead.  Now, I know I was almost last but this was a competition with myself--to see if I had what it takes to endure--and I did!  I completed it!  It took me a VERY long time--but I succeeded.

I related it mentally as I was going to this whole weight loss journey I've endured.  It hasn't been easy, but I've been determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other and feel proud of what I've accomplished.  Yes, there is improvement to be had, and hopefully I'll get there but as long as I keep moving forward---I'm successful!