Yesterday one of my friends said, "if you're committed to something you just behave better." This comment is resonating with me. For the last 18 months I've been working out primarily to stay sane and tire out the pack. I've had ideas of goals throughout this time, but just haven't been able to get my act together to make a plan, stick to it, take care of my body and stay healthy. I finally got tired of bitching and moaning about missing my badassedness and decided it was time to get off my ass and get it back! As I don't feel like I have the time for Ironman or even half Ironman races, the marathon was an easy choice. There's also 5 months left to hit an Olympic Trials qualifying mark, but that's a secondary goal to finding the badassedness. I found a great coach and have recruited a couple of top notch training partners, NCAA Champ Wendy Pavlus & NYS 400 Hurdle Champ Kyla Kenyon, and am crawling out the hole I slowly jogged myself into. It's amazing how great it feels to challenge myself again, how excited I get when I check out the next week's plan, how willing I am to invite the girls to kick my ass once or twice a week! Being committed to running the best marathon I can makes me a little bit more conscious about everything I do from eating, to parenting, to cleaning motel rooms. I'm definitely feeling renewed and relieved that it's not all over, that I can train properly for this race, learn from past mistakes, and see what I've got!
