I really don't like resolutions. See, I end up doing a great job at breaking them by the first week (if not sooner). I'd much rather take a look at the previous year's triumph(s) and look forward to this year's big goal.
Funny that this time last year I was actually employed. Well, at least employed for the first 2 weeks of the year. I miss my job some days, but I like the freedom of being able to have a flexible schedule even more than the kudos a job often brings.
Last year brought a first for me...I ran my first half marathon in March. It was an accomplishment that I am still very proud of. It was hard enough running those 13.1 miles, but even harder after I had twisted my right ankle badly in early December and was off running for almost 6 weeks. I lost a lot of valuable training time and many said that I shouldn't even consider running the half. But stubborn me decided to do it anyway. And I'm so glad I did!
I ran several other races in 2011. I ran a 15K in JULY - yes, in the HOTTEST TEXAS summer ever. If you've followed my blog, you know I ran that race just to get a shirt that said, "Too Hot To Handle." Yeah, really. I blame the insanity on the heat.
I started December with a marathon relay on the coldest and wettest day I've ever run. 5 miles of a persistent downpour in 40 degree temps - wet shoes, wet gloves, wet hair...miserable. But still I managed to have fun.
I ended the year with a 15 mile run. Which brings me to my biggest goal of 2012 - a marathon in late February. I still have about 210 (give or take) more training miles to go before the big day in 55 days.
I'm terrified.
No really. TERRIFIED.
I wanted to come up with a BIG goal for the BIG occasion of me turning 50 February 6th. How much bigger can you get than running 26.2 miles? (Ok, I guess I could run an ultra marathon, but a regular marathon seemed big enough for me.)
So if you're friends with me on Facebook or if perhaps you read my blog every now and again, please encourage me to keep on training through the pain (those long Saturday runs are a beating!). Pray for me, too, to stay injury-free. Tell me once in a while that I can do this thing - this really HARD thing. Believe it or not, I appreciate every ounce of encouragement I can get.
May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. ~Joey Adams
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2 comments:
Lori,
You can do this thing....this very hard thing. You will make it and be able to sit back and say to yourself, "Hey, I did it. It was hard but I still did it." With everything in life there are sacrifices and struggles. I use to be a runner but a screw in my right ankle and a bad knee have kept me from being able to do what I loved doing when I was younger. Thank goodness my fingers still work and so does my imagination. I set a goal to write a book before I turned 30 and even though I did it 10 years later....I can still say I did it. Now I'm on #3 and working on #4. So, if I can continue to make up stories to write, I know you can run 26 1/2 miles. You go girl and don't look back.
Ann Kraft
Thanks, Ann! I'm impressed that you are so prolific in your writing. That is awesome!
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