Wishy Washy

It's true: I'm wishy washy. I have been since I was a little girl. I remember the stress of choosing a candy bar - what if I choose the wrong one??? I have always struggled with making decisions because I just didn't want to regret it later.

Last night my friend emailed me asking if I had signed up for the half marathon yet because yesterday was the last day to sign up before the price went up.

I wrote her back telling her about how badly training was going and that I didn't think I could do it.

Then I sat and stewed about it for a few minutes, chatted with my sisters, and filled out the online registration.

It turns out that the cheap part of my personality won out over the wishy washy part this time.

I knew if I was going to do it, I had to start running again. So this morning I got myself ready for my first run in almost a week.

It was a perfect day, I wore the perfect outfit for the temperature, and I managed my 5 mile run without much difficulty. I was amazed! I even finished my last mile in 8 minutes and 39 seconds...that is so fast for me!!!

My goal is just to complete the training, finish the half marathon, and not worry about my time at all. I really will be happy even if I run 12 or 13 minute miles. I just want to finish what I started. I hope that Matthew will cooperate and keep sleeping through the night for the next five weeks!

‎"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through"

~ Rosalynn Carter