Running and I have a love/hate relationship. There I said it! I love how I feel after a run, but sometimes just getting my shoes on and getting out the door is such a struggle. To me, running is hard. Like really hard! Running has never come naturally to me. I did not run cross country or track and field growing up. I was a cheerleader and dancer, and in cheerleading, running laps was a punishment. Fast forward to my senior year in college, my Mom and I signed up to run the Princess Half Marathon at Disney World. We trained every morning together. We had a blast at the race and fell in love with doing races. Running with my Mom was bonding time. It was time spent together talking about life. When I moved to Orlando, I ran races on the weekend as something to do. I started thinking: okay, I could really get good at this. However, that means putting in the miles when I get home from work, when I’m tired. So…it might not be that I actually hate running, but I put a lot of pressure on myself to reach certain running goals. In pursuit of those goals, I have started and stopped training many times. Right now, I am trying to form a healthy habit of running/exercising regularly without getting burned out or overwhelmed by the running goals that I set. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit, right?! I am 7 days in. Here is how my training has gone this week:
Sunday 6/26: 2.3 miles
Monday 6/27: 2.3 miles
Tuesday 6/28: My nap went a little too long and Jermaine’s foot was sore after his run, so Jermaine said that we would continue my running adventure tomorrow.
Wednesday 6/29: 2.3 miles
Thursday 6/30: 2.3 miles
Friday 7/1: 2.3 miles
Saturday 7/2: Off day!
Weekly total: 11.5 miles
This past week, I have tried to think of running as gift and less as a chore. I am thankful that I have strong legs and that I am able to run each day. I am also thankful for a husband that creates my training plans for me and runs all of my workouts with me. He carries my water and encourages me along the run.
Running is a mental game and every day that I lace up my sneakers, I am becoming stronger both physically and mentally.
How do you move your body?
Peace + Love,
Molly
Molly Lamar 