Monthly Mileage Goal:

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Back Up And Punt…

30 minutes

… life happens. Some things we have choices about and others we don’t. Some things we’re willing to accept and some we won’t.

I decided the other day after LAST WEEK'S RUN AND 'ROUND OF SICKNESS that perhaps I should just scale everything back.  Forget where I was, but not be afraid to begin again.

Go right back to where I started -- THE COUCH TO 5K PROGRAM.  I don’t need to spend hours on the road pretending I’m the same athlete that RAN A 10K RACE.  I am an athlete recovering from an injury who needs to go back to the beginning and there is no shame in that at all.  If I did it once, I can do it again.

Today began WEEK ONE - DAY ONE 1.98 MILES on a beautiful Autumnal afternoon. 30 minutes, just me and my best intentions out there doing what I can, where I am.

When I saw my shadow – even for the brief 45 second interval, I remembered walking around Vegas with an orthopaedic boot…

I am thankful for those 45 seconds of running.

No comments: