I realize that it has been over a month since I've posted on here. Actually, it's something I've been stewing over.
During the eight weeks between the Brainsport Brainfreeze and the SPS Half Marathon, I had big plans. I was going to crosstrain & run intervals & run hills to build some strength and lose the rest of my weight and then I was going to run my best half marathon time yet!.....things just haven't really worked out that way.
There are a lot of things that have factored into this failure. But, I think the main thing was that after jumping into this project so close to Heather's passing, this was the first chance that I had to stop and take a breath and reflect without an event in the near future.
Since January, I have had the chance to hear from many people about how cancer has affected them and their family or loved ones. This has reinforced for me, the choice to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. However, it has also left me feeling overwhelmed and sad because cancer is so prevalent and just plain brutal.
I've done my best to deal with these feelings and I know that I'm just one person and I'm doing all that I can to try and help. So, I'm going to try to see my inability to achieve my mini-goals for what it is and focus on the good things that have happened during this time.
Going into my run tomorrow, I'm no longer hoping to break any speed barriers! I've relaxed my expectations (which were probably set a bit too high to start with, lol!). It is forecasted to be a rainy, chilly day, but the route looks like a nice one.
Thanks for all of the continued support.
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