I haven’t run in about four weeks….haven’t run regularly in about eight. And I’m supposed to be training for the Honolulu Marathon! Got really busy (and somewhat lazy), so I feel off my training schedule and had lots of trouble getting back on it.
I went out and ran six miles tonight in 1:02:17. Not too shabby, considering I haven’t been out on the road in a while. Less than three weeks until the marathon. Can I do it? I think I can.
I started listening to the thoughts telling me that the running was taking up too much time, that I’ve got better things to do, etc. All the while, I found that I was getting more and more tired, my strength exercises fell off, too, and I was finding myself more and more miserable as days passed.
Got to this point, and I had to turn it around. Tired, and tired of feeling this way. I know what I have to do to feel good, and positive action always beats out negative thought. So, I have to keep this up and push through until the finish line on Dec 8th. I’ll still run some after that. I think it’ll be time to get back into golfing nearly every weekend once the marathon is done!