“Slow progress is still progress”- Unknown The last two weeks have simultaneously gone by extremely fast and slower than molasses. I don’t really know how to explain it, but the days fly by and tick along all at the same time. What should have been my week 11 of training was a week of tryingContinue reading “Oatmeal Cookies and a Reality Check”
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Week 10, begin again??
“It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself ,that determines how your life’s story will develop.”- Dieter F. Uchtdorf A definite low week. Week 10 brought both the highs and lows of my journey and crammed them side by side, day after day. I feel like I’ve been riding a physical, mental, andContinue reading “Week 10, begin again??”
Week 8, the not so great
“Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever”- NA I can honestly say I never imagined living at the time of a pandemic. It’s scary and uncertain, probably two of my least favorite feelings ever-fear and uncertainty. A few months ago fear and uncertainty meantContinue reading “Week 8, the not so great”
The half.
“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.”
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”
Josie's Journey 