Ok. It's official. I'm the craziest person alive. You're probably saying to yourselves, "Duh Reegan. We figured that one out a long time ago." But seriously I'm a little slow and just discovering how crazy I really am.
So...the other day I got the crazy idea to run a marathon. Yup. The 26.23 miles. Don't ask me why I thought this would be a good idea because I have no answer for you. So I called up the master aka "Dad" and he made me a schedule to follow so that I will be ready by October 15th to run this:
Cool Right? I get to have Father/Daughter bonding with this guy so I'm pretty excited. :)
It's only the second week of training and I feel crummy. How in the heck does one go about motivating themselves to do this? I feel like having some type of reward waiting for me at the end but everything I can think of isn't worth this craziness. So far I'm running on self-satisfaction but I get self-satisfaction out of the simplest things so it can only last so long. Example: Today I wore shiny shoes. Self=satisfied.
See? Not hard at all. Please, if you
have any suggestions for me that would be awesome. :)
All in all, I think this will be a good experience in the end if I don't give up. I want to do hard things and I want to challenge myself. I keep thinking about how I'm going to feel when I cross the finish line. Will I want to cry? Will I want to scream? Will I want to dance? Personally I think I may just want to eat a cheesburger but that aside I think I will be proud of myself. Not the "sinning" kind of proud but the "good" proud. The proud kind of feeling a parent has after seeing their kid make the winning touchdown or getting a good grade on a test. I'm going to feel proud that I really can do hard things and that by setting goals coupled with my determination nothing is impossible. Woot!! I can do this. Wish me luck! :)
Also if any of you would like to be at the finish line to see me crawling across the pavement that would be great. I don't humiliate myself nearly enough.
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