“Maybe the hardest part of life is just having the courage to try” -Rachel Hollis I had mentioned to my boyfriend that sometime before I die I would like to run a half marathon, or at least try. I had wanted to try the 5k too, and that managed to work out for me, soContinue reading “The half.”
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Now what?
After running the 5k, I felt on top of the world. Exhausted and sore, but on top of the world. Now that my reason for running was complete, what was I supposed to do next? I took a little over a week off of running completely. My body was tired and, quite frankly, I stillContinue reading “Now what?”
Tears of Joy…or Sweat?
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try”- NA This says it all folks. As soon as they blew the cannon (yes, in New Ulm Minnesota at a 5k the New Ulm Battery actually blew a cannon to signal the start of the race), I had a flood of weird feelings. Made up of extremeContinue reading “Tears of Joy…or Sweat?”
This is a sign…I SWEAR!!
No inspiring or funny quote for this one folks. We’re just going to cut to the chase. July 20th, 2019, the morning of what was supposed to be my first 5k. I had a hard time sleeping the night before because I’m an anxious person and was beginning to fret about how I would completeContinue reading “This is a sign…I SWEAR!!”
I think I’m supposed to run outside now…
“I run, I’m slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter…….but I run.”- unknown Now that I no longer had modern treadmills at my convienience, and I would be living with my aunt for the summer months, it was either pay $60 a month for a gym membership or figure out how toContinue reading “I think I’m supposed to run outside now…”
I’m doing what?!
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt One day. One spontaneous decision sparked by a lofty idea or what I should maybe call a dream. With the help of my encouraging boyfriend (who just so happened to be one of those humans blessed with a “runner body” and also just soContinue reading “I’m doing what?!”
Spring BREAKing
This was the week I was working for!! It was here!! I was satisfied enough with my attitude being “I’m in college and living life, I don’t care if I don’t look the way I want to”. I had lost some of the extra weight, but was still not in a healthy place. For thoseContinue reading “Spring BREAKing”
A little goes a long way
“A very little key will open a very heavy door.” – Charles Dickens After a few weeks of running a handful of minutes at a time in intervals, I decided it was time to try and run a mile without stopping. I quickly learned that was a mistake. I wasn’t ready for it. Mentally andContinue reading “A little goes a long way”
Starting is the hardest part
“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”- Tom Hanks So now I’m 50ish lbs heavier than I’ve ever been, and I’m only 20 years old…a very unhealthy 20 year old for sure. But as many people will attest to, once you’re this far down a stray pathContinue reading “Starting is the hardest part”
I’m not sure how I got here
Here it is-the first blog I ever wrote. I’d recommend giving this a read before you get started with other posts, it might help you make sense of everything and give you enough background of my life to understand the reason for my blog.
Josie's Journey 