What a Week!!

I love this quote from Jillian Michaels.  For me, it has a lot of truth behind it. Sometimes, I honestly choose failure even though I know success is an option.  When I was overweight, I always took the easy road.  I can't do that because....You could just feel in the blank with any excuse and I have probably used it.  Another thing that I struggle with is the fact that I have had several people make me feel as though I am not good enough.  So choosing failure was always the easy way out.  If no one else thought that I could do it, then what was the point right?  WRONG!!!

I have learned over the 2 1/2 years that I have been exercising that when someone says or makes you feel as though you are not good enough.  Use that as fuel during your workout.  Prove them wrong!!  I am the one person that I seem to constantly be trying to prove wrong.  I am saying this because as a runner I find it hard to be perfect.  I mean let's face it.  No one on earth is perfect so no point and trying to be. 

Having said that, I have not had a very good training week this week.  My daughter has been sick with what has turned into a double ear infections.  She started her antibiotics today so I am hoping that once those kick in she will feel better soon.  I have run less than 5 miles this week and tomorrow is suppose to be my long run.  8 miles!!  Last year, this was the mileage I stopped at and didn't continue with my training and I feel that my race suffered.  At the time, I was a newbie runner so I didn't realize the importance of training.  The below quote perfectly describes how I feel about training since I didn't follow through last year.

 

 

Now I understand that there are some people that can barely train and do fine in races.  Me, on the other hand, I am not one of those lucky people.  I have to put months of training into a race.  In the end, I know that it will be worth it.  My first half marathon of the year is September 28.  I am looking at right now shaving about 30 minutes or more off my time from last year. This is only because I learned many mistakes in my training last year. For instance, don't over work yourself and go further than 8 miles in training.  I have worked hard to be able to get to where I am at right now.  I have met many friends through running and many friendships have been strengthened.  Now don't get me wrong, if I run with someone I am not one of those that runs and talks.  I would be so short winded that it wouldn't even be funny. lol  I will post tomorrow about my run.  Here is to keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have another run like last week.  It is suppose to be pretty and cloudy with temps in the mid to upper 60's so I am hoping for a good run.  :)