I keep hearkening back to the past few months. It was such a short time ago that I was ecstatic to have jogged 30 full seconds of 4 mph jogging- a moderate walking speed for some. The only way I could get through the discomfort was to count backwards in syncopation with my footfalls. (The radio required too much concentration & I was in WAY too much pain to think). A couple weeks later I had a breakthrough & pushed that to an agonizing 60 seconds.
I was
SO.
PROUD.
Then 2 minutes, then five... I blocked out the screaming desire to quit and forced myself to finish each baby mini-goal. Small as they may seem they were MY victories & I celebrated each of them!
And last night? 6 miles in the bank! Sure it took an hr & half but 1 thing at a time, but,
I'm DOING IT!
Me!
A person who HATES running, found it bewildering & chalked up runners as genetically gifted freaks of nature. (Darn them!)
So friends, if you are contemplating getting moving – whatever the form, just
GO FOR IT!
PUSH THROUGH &
DON'T GIVE UP!!!
You'll be SO glad, & SO PROUD that you did.
Because if a former hater like me can do it so can YOU!
OH and PS: the little payoffs along the way are pretty sweet too. Last night I noticed traces of a collarbone! Cha-ching!
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