Day 11

Best. Running. Day. Ever.

I ran the ENTIRE planned 45 minutes. Technically, I ran continuously for 46 minutes and 35 seconds. And, I felt awesome. This is the farthest I’ve ever ran. Yes, ever!

All of the negative thoughts I had about my suckiness at running disappeared. I rock at running, and if I can keep it up, I’ll rock even more.

I needed this day. I’m so thankful for the overcast skies and occasional sprinkles that made it possible. Oh, and those previous 10 days of training. Thank you, thank you very much!

Day 10

I guess because it was overcast and cool (cool is a relative term), I thought Tuesday’s run would be easy (easy is a relative term). I was wrong.

I struggled … the entire way. It just wasn’t a good running day. And, I’m trying to realize that bad days happen. And, I’m trying to not get down on myself. The entire 45 minutes I was attempting to run, I had negative thoughts swirling in my head: “You suck. You can’t run. Why did you ever think you could run a half marathon?”

Two days later, I’m ready to give it a shot again. Looking back on it, I still enjoyed running – even if it was a struggle. It’s a constant challenge, and I love that. As long as I keep trying, I’ll be happy because I’m running.