Just finished week 2 day 1 of #C25K with @c25kfree! #everymomentcounts #run #running #health #fitness
I am starting to feel like a mini-runner. Emphasis on mini. :-) I thought for sure that the first day of the new week would kill me. I was nervous.
Now for the first week, I did Sa Mo We. And I did a ton of house cleaning and furniture moving and whatnot last week. I hit a manic stride, didn't get quite enough rest, and wore myself out. (Plum wore out.) The weekend was busy, so I decided to do Mo We Fri this week for C25K week 2. DH was home so I went by myself to the Y Monday after school time for the boys. I was so tired. I got to the Y, sat in the parking lot. I just could not bring myself to go in.
And you know what, it's okay. I wasn't quitting, I just took the time I needed. There is no deadline for healthy--except for the obvious one, and you cannot plan for DEAD. For healthy there is only a Life Line. There is only progress.
There I sat out in the car and made appointments, returned emails and messages. I got a few things checked off of my to-do list. And I returned home refreshed. I'll take it!
So, on the Wednesday, I had double booked a play date on Wednesday morning, and when I realized it, I called my friend and rescheduled. I Wanted to get to the gym today. I needed to. I went to my upbeat, joyous morning Zumba class and then scooted over to the treadmill.
It went great. I even added a point to my walking and running speeds. It was 3.0 & 4.2, with 5.0 on the last run. Today I bumped it up to 3.1 and 4.3 with 5.0 on the last. Which nearly killed me. But I forced myself to smile the whole last 90 seconds of running while chanting endings to plural pronouns in Latin. I'm doing this. I'm FLYing, I'm running, I am being the change.
Hold on to your Life Line with all that you are, y'all. God meets us where we are.
