We were on our way back from Ripley's Aquarium when I saw on Facebook a friend was going to go for a run. I sent her a text to find out when she was going and how far. So not long after getting back I was able to run. After having to take a break from running because of my allergies, I can't even begin to tell you how awesome it felt to run. I wasn't going fast. Which I kinda expected not to since I had only run 1 mile last week. I was thankful that she didn't mind me joining her.
We wind up running a little over 7 miles. Overall it was a pretty good run. There were times that I felt like I wasn't going to make it another step because my legs were burning. When you are struggling to make each and every step, to me that is when the true workout begins. When you have to fight with that little voice in your head, telling you that you can't do it and you know you can.
To be honest, I was just excited to run. Yes, I would have liked for my pace to be better but I knew that I wouldn't be doing very good because I hadn't been consistent with my running through week since I was unable to breathe due to allergies. This time I chose to suck it up and run anyway. Since I really wanted to run, I forced myself to do it. Even though I had to stop a few times because I had a little problems breathing because I was still a little stuffed up or had issues with my foot. With my friend's help, I was able to complete it. I didn't give up.
There are so many people that would love to run but can't for one reason or another. I try to remind myself of that. I may get upset with my pace and total time for my run when another person would love to just be able to run or be able to run that particular pace. I am learning so much from having what I think is a bad time. I learning to be more grateful for the opportunity to be able to run and less focused on the time. So much has changed since I started running and I am beginning to grow as a runner.
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