It's a good thing there are times to be able to "do-over, try again please." We should always be learning, growing, changing, discovering, exploring life from childhood to adulthood and in doing so, there will be time for mistakes, errors. Errors help us grow and change, show us what we've done wrong and how to learn and grow from it. Our ways of thinking that were once right were really just sadly wrong, so we must do-over, try again. It's okay, just pull up the boot straps (or in my case, lace up the shoe strings) and try again.....one foot in front of the other.
As I look back over the journey of my life, I see how I have changed, how I've grown, what has shaped me, and what has moved me. It's good to self-reflect every now and then, and for this past month, I've been doing lots of that. In this one journey of life that we get, what do I want to leave behind as my legacy? I've been soul-searching, pondering, and wondering what my deep rooted passions are and how I can best use them.
Running, it's been a part of me for nearly 34 years and I can't imagine how many hours I've spent on foot, or how many miles of ground my feet have covered. It's what I do, it's what I love, it's a part of who I am, it's one of my many passions. In spending several hours preparing a 26 week training plan for my dearest college friend, I learned that it's not the need to run that consumes me but it's the passion to be healthy that does. If I could travel the world and get on my soapbox, the one thing I'd proclaim to women everywhere is that I'd love for them to try running. One foot in front of the other, just try it. Explore a trail, feel the wind, watch the sunrise, breath in nature and forget the stressors that you just left behind. Running gives you peace, a time to be alone or with a friend, endorphins that make you feel empowered to do anything, and a chance to reflect.
As I embark on yet another marathon training session, I'm taking a "do-over." I'm trying a new style of training, wearing a new brand of running shoes (first time in probably 30 yrs--sorry Nike!) and probably a new shirt or two, trying to set a new PR, and trying out a new, fresh outlook on this passion of mine. I'm beyond thrilled to watch (and be a part of) this wonderful friend of mine as she takes on this new running journey (one baby step at a time) and I'm inspired by her tenacity, her will-power, her goals, and her outlook on becoming a healthier mom. She's been given a "do-over" and she's taking this bull by the horns all they way to a 5k race that we get to run together.
Begin the journey, do it over.
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