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Running
When I started running I ran 1 minute and walked 3 minutes. My goal was to run a 5k (3.1 miles) and I couldn't do it when I started. I had to accept myself as I am, then I could (and did) start in on a training program. 12 weeks later I was running a 5k successfully.
Marathons
And now, many years later, I still have to do the exact same thing. It doesn't matter that I now do races of 26.2 miles (marathon distance). I still have to start training at much less distance than a marathon. I accept that I can run 10 miles now, and with training will get back up to that 26.2 mile distance.
Acceptance is not Resignation
When you accept where you are at, you aren't resigning to stay there. You are simply saying, this is me NOW. You see the NOW clearly and that means you are better able to see the FUTURE clearly as well.
Who Do You Want To Be?
Admit who you are NOW and start your journey!
Drawing and commentary © 2015 Marty Coleman | napkindad.com
Quote by Carl Rodgers, 1902 - 1987, American Psychologist
Running is and always has been such a challenge for me. I trained for a marathon about 10 years ago. I had to stop training after my sixteen mile run due to stress fractures in my feet. Congratulations on running marathons and running at all period.
Michelle, it is a hard sport to stay uninjured in, that is for sure. I am currently training for a marathon but I know that at any time something could happen that would derail that goal. The best I can do is train wisely and not overtrain. that is what leads to most injuries. As I tell me runners, Don’t go too fast too far too soon.