"Something has changed within me. Something is not the same. I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game. Too late for second guessing, too late to go back to sleep. It's time to trust my insticts, close my eyes and leap.....I'm through accepting limits because someone says they're so. Somethings I cannot change, but until I try I'll never know.....It's time to try defying gravity. I think I'll try defying gravity, and you can't pull me down."

Monday, May 17, 2010

Goal Set.....Goal Met!

Yesterday I ran my first race! I set out to finish the Cleveland Rite-Aid 10k in under 1 hour 15 minutes and my official chip time was 1:14:30! I am very proud of myself. I know I am slow, but to me, this is a huge accomplishment. I was able to keep my pace the whole way through and stay consistant, which as a beginning runner I struggled a lot with this and had trouble running any distance because I couldn't get a rythym. I didn't have to walk at all, I just told myself to keep moving. For me, it was about finishing, proving to myself that I could do it....that if I set my mind to something I was still strong enough to go out there and do it. I may not be the best, but I did the best for me and today I am feeling very good. Truth be told, the whole time I was running I kind of wanted to cry because a year ago this was never something I could have done. Hell, 6 months ago this was something I never could have done. But I have worked hard, and I have proved to myself that I am capable. It may be a small accomplishment, but to me, it is the start of knowing that I can do it.
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