Sarah here the other half of the #sweatypartnersincrime duo. I got up today dusted off and laced up my runners. They have been sitting in a corner now for way to long, missing the miles longing for their owner to get up and shake off the funk she has been in and put them to use. Its been a rough year for me. My husband was discharged from the military a year ago due to medical issues, with that discharge came a whole new life for us. One where he had to find a new job, one where I went back to work and continue to juggle full time pre-nursing school classes and being away from kids for way longer then we are used to. It hasn’t been easy at all. It has been stressful and there have been days where I want to lock myself away and cry. Along the way I stopped making time for my training and for me. So today when I went out in the midmorning Texas heat and attempted to run, when I found myself walking more and running less than I did a year ago. I started beating myself up. When I ended my run at 1.63 miles instead of the 3 miles I planned, I really beat myself up. Then I thought about the year we have had, the struggles we are overcoming. And I thought NO it was not the worst run ever, no you do not suck. It is the most miles you have gotten in who knows how long. It was 26 minutes of you time, of becoming the better you than you are now. It is growing and overcoming, it is saying goodbye to all the bad things this last year and welcoming the new challenges that will make me grow, will make me stronger.
Life isn’t always easy or perfect, it is messy but we can make it beautiful with a slight change. So if you are thinking about getting up and getting out there but are telling yourself I am not a runner, I am to big to run, or any of the other excuses we make for ourselves. Just take that first step it gets better, it gets easier I promise. And I am rebuilding again and starting right there with you.