Where Have I Been?

Oh the more things change, the more they stay the same. As I sit here typing, sore still from the Candlelight Run 5K this past Saturday, I am still grinning some. Something so simple as a run like that, a run for which I did not train and, admittedly was carrying around "some" extra weight. Needless to say, I am proud of myself not for running the race at all, but for accepting the challenge I put down.

I truly wanted to run as hard as I could, just to see what I had in the tank. Those of you who know me and swing by this Blog often know I have been battling a nasty hamstring injury for some time to the point that, combined with some serious lack of motivation, I think I ran all of TWICE in the two weeks leading up to this race. If nothing else, the hamstring was well rested. But I sit here proud and with some semblance of a focused re-dedication.

If anyone knows that this journey, this self-care plan is not an overnight thing, it should be me. I cannot lie... Sometimes I forget that. Nevertheless, back in the saddle I sit. Re-energized by the act of running - placing one foot in front of the other in a repeated fashion. So simple yet so vital in so many ways.

I ran for about 40 minutes tonight. It probably should have been more of a 30-35 minute run, but I would not be me if I did not push it a little bit. I will take this slow for the next few weeks, running 3 times per week. Praying things hold form, I may add one more short run but I will not run more than 4 days per week in getting ready for the half marathon in October. For me, that just may be overkill. We shall see.

But for now, I am going back to grinning.

Be well.