My goal recently has been to get my 5k time down to 25 minutes. This seems like an almost impossible task. I am getting there, just not as quickly as I would like. My last race I ran in 26:33- I can not complain!!! This was a great race! Nichole came to cheer me on and I ran it with Jessica. Jessica is a few seconds faster than I am, so she pushes me to catch her. This was a great run at the Perry Farm. I was 4 seconds shy of a PR- but I'll take it. I am still running 3 days a week with Beth- this is helping me improve in more ways than I ever thought possible! I am so proud of myself- that is really hard for me to say but I am finally at point where I can say that. I have worked my butt off and I feel like I am starting to have something to show for it. Clothes are fitting in ways I didn't know where possible, I am starting to feel better about myself, and I am fast enough to place in local races. For this race I placed third in my age division...and yes Jessica was second :-) I will catch her one day :-) It is amazing the people I have met in my journey to me. I have joined the local running club and met people that I challenge me and want me to become better at running.....I feel another blog post coming on with that!!
One struggle that I currently have is that the person I see in the mirror is still not what everyone else sees. I still see every flaw that I think I have. It is so difficult for me to take complements from people sometimes because I don't always see and believe what they are saying. I want to feel good enough in my own body, feel like I look pretty, not concentrate in my muffin top, and be confident in the woman I am trying to become. One day I will be there.....just not yet. I know that it is a journey and one that I struggle on everyday. I do want to say thank you to the many people who constantly remind me how far I have come, lift me, and say the nicest things when I seem to be feeling the worst!!!
Here are a few pictures from my last race....
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