Remember, remember the 5Ks of September

After last year’s marathon, I took some time off from running. I thought to myself, “Hey self, take a break. You’ve earned it.” I told myself that I would start training if I got into the marathon the following year via the raffle. When I didn’t get into the raffle, I continued to train but felt complacent. Don’t get me wrong, I work out in many other ways. I go to the gym, yoga, dance (when I get a craving), boxing/kickboxing, etc. I ran a half marathon in April that I could have trained harder for. Honestly, I am wondering if I am this hard on myself because I am not training as hard as I did last year. Is this a runner thing, or a dancer thing? Who knows, am I right?

Solution: After speaking to my friend Danielle about Autumn goals and a possible workout plan for September, we came up with something absolutely ridiculous (really, an idea I got from former trainer and good friend, Crystal). Let’s try to run a 5K every day for the month of September. Of course we have some fail safes in there because… LIFE. If we miss a day, we have to make it up in October. The plan is for 30 days! On top of this, I am continuing with my other training and going to Alabama for a week. This will be interesting.

This morning we had our first run together. We took it at a nice pace and made the 3.1 miles. I’m so proud of my friend for embarking on this journey with me. We can’t run together every day (again because… LIFE) but I have a newfound excitement for running. I’m not dreading going out and running by myself, but actually am looking forward to it.

Funny how that works, isn’t it? I always say that it is so easy to change your perspective on a situation. Put on your positive panties and go with the flow, but to actually see it in practice… WOW. You just can’t deny the power of positivity.

If you would like to join us on this quest, please do! Comment below to let me know if you are joining.

“We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost.”
― Henry Rollins