I walked the 1 mile at Noah's Ark. I pushed myself to go as fast as I could. I did it in 14:47. There were lots of hills even though this part was paved. It's definitely a mental challenge for me for the first half. All kinds of thoughts go through my head from, "what am I thinking" to "I'm just crazy" to "why not just turn around and be done with all this madness especially when nobody is around to witness my giving up". I've never known these kind of mental challenges existed. Somehow, I just reached deep inside myself and remembered to keep my arms moving, keep breathing and just keep going.
A part of me did want to do the 5K today but I'm not there yet with my own self motivation. And I really don't believe I'm ready to do another one just yet. Maybe this fall, I'll do another one if there is one around. Or just go out and do one on my own. But for now, I just need to continue working out and getting stronger. I'm determined to reach my goals and I will.
I felt fine during the walk and even after but on the way home I guess my muscles weren't moving and by the time I got home they were stiff and I could barely get out of my vehicle. My knees and shins hurt. So as I sit here and write this I have ice on my legs and will put some funky tape on my shins later before going out tonight. Yeah, for some reason I just keep going - LOL!
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