Happy Valentine's Day all!
After having run my first 5k on Saturday and making myself run the levy at the YMCA afterward, I noticed a difference. All that time, I had been running the same route forward and backward, but always within the same time frame. Unknowingly, I managed to push myself over that hurdle of surpassing the average 30 minutes run to the next level. I ran this morning for 45 mins at a slow pace, but was not so winded in the beginning and finally reached that 'second wind' I had been waiting for on all the previous runs. (I guess it helps if you run long enough to merit a second wind muchless break wind.)
I have also stopped trying to coax my friends into participating in any kind of activity whatsoever. I know I have all of you to do this adventure with, but it just would have been nice to have a close buddy to share in the experience. Oh well... (one has half of a foot due to a childhood bout with cancer, so I can understand her less than enthusiastic behavior.) Mind you, these friends are rather new friends - less than a year has been invested in the relationships. I am the kind of person that is always trying to improve in some form or fashion. To move forward rather than stay in the same rut over and over again. Having said that, I want to ask anyone of you who are reading this, a question. If any of you have experienced having friends who are not interested in 'moving forward', how do you handle moving forward without them and still keep them by your side?
I look forward to all of your insightful advice and candid honesty.
Michelle