What you post on Instagram VS. Reality of questioning your entire existence on a 2 mile incline...
I always promise to be real with people.
My first full half was the best day ever!
But the reason it was the best was because it was so hard.
When everyone, including myself, was walking up that steep, long climb at Hospital Hill, I truly questioned why I decided to do this.
Why am I choosing to PAY to run 13.1 miles in the humidity and heat?
Is there something wrong with my brain?
Do I enjoy being tortured?
Is it for a medal and a t-shirt?
Nah. (But I do enjoy medals and there *might* be something wrong with my brain 🤪)
It was for these moments of struggle.
Even though I was hurting and wanted to stop, I would never let myself.
5 years ago I wouldn't have even signed up to this...I couldn't even run a mile without stopping. I definitely would have quit.
Being able to face adversity and push through something physically challenging creates a confidence second to none - not just in your challenge at hand, but in all areas of your life.
I told myself I was going to do this. And I did it.
The reality? Sometimes things suck and that's okay. We need to push through. We can do hard things if we keep going.
Believe in yourself and keep working towards accomplishing your dreams, and if it's not all sunshine and rainbows, that means you're doing it right!
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