It's hard to know where to start - three months ago I was doing really well - I had lost a bit of weight and was feeling really good about myself. I had decided to sign up for the melbourne half marathon and I was totally excited about the prospect of running my second half. About a month ago I seemed to hit a bit of a stumbling block - my motivation lacked, I cut right back on my training due to not feeling so great and now the end result is this - two weeks out from the half and I am 5kgs heavier and I think I may have developed shin splints in the process.
I so desperately want to be a runner, but something always holds me back - the annoying thing is that I am like this in every aspect of my life - the classic underacheiver! BUT I want to turn this around - stop all of this negative self-talk and get back to enjoying life. I know that I can become a runner - it will take a lot of hard work, but I WILL get there!!
I will also complete the Melbourne Half - last weekend I cruised through an 18km training run, so I still have a good training base built there. I haven't run since last Sunday when I felt my shins hurt, but I will head out for a run tomorrow morning with the girls and see how I go. With only two weeks left until the half, I will be happy to get through 10kms tomorrow without too much discomfort.
I have a few goals in mind for the coming months -
Lose 6kgs by the middle of December.
Run 10kms under an hour consistently
Enough of the self doubt - more with the positive self talk - I am going to be a runner if it kills me, damn it!!
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