Keep Going

How many times have you started something like eating healthy, working out, saving money, a cleaning project, and then ran into some discomfort or roadblocks and stopped?  

Do the following lines sound familiar?  I'll start again tomorrow.  I'll start Monday.  I'll start on the first.  I'll start after...

Did you actually start?  Did you just not think about it any more?

How can you really do what you want?  How can you have success?

JUST KEEP GOING?  

Put one foot in front of the other and go.  Get back on the horse and ride. Don't give up on yourself or your dreams, goals, ambitions.

Recently, I started running.  At first, what I was doing was not even real running.  It was a jog, to a fast walk, to a jog and then, well, a slow walk. Dang, it was awful.

I kept at it.  I would run, walk, jog, on the sidewalk, the trails, the treadmill.  Slowly, building up to a half mile.  It wasn't pretty, but I kept going.

Each week, even when I didn't feel like it, I'd do something.  It might be 5 minutes, but I would try to be faster, push harder in those 5 minutes.  Each week I would get a little faster, go a little further or feel a little stronger.

I am now training for a 50k (30.1) mile trail run in June.  I have run/jogged/crawled a few practiced runs.  I have learned from my training and the community of people that have done this before me.  Because I keep learning, doing and going, I am improving.

Last week I ran on the trails behind my house.  It was a beautiful morning, Spring flowers blooming, bunnies galore, butterflies leading the way down the trail.  I took a deep breath and smiled because my legs felt like another person had taken over them and they were running with a mind of their own.  They were running strong, fast and with ease.

Whatever it is you are wanting to do, JUST KEEP GOING!!

Live.Rock.Fit.

LIVE your best life. ROCK your passion. FIT with Purpose/Intention in all you do.

Have an amazing day, 

Coach Pam