I've been stuck at a plateau for a little while now. Not totally without results, but much slower than they were when in first started. Painstakingly slow at times. I suppose something could be said that I didn't quit and totally fall off the band wagon as has been my track record until September of 2011 when I did my first 24 Day Challenge. Here it is, 2013 and I'm still fighting.
I'm ready to see the body fat melt away faster again, and honestly, even more so see it come off other people. :-)
With a brand new race season upon me though, I'm hoping that this will help motivate me to train longer and harder now that results and goals have a more definite deadline. I know that my eating disciplines have slipped a bit, so those need tightening up again. Still no soda, or French fries which have been deemed by my doctor as "unfit for human consumption" which I totally agree with! He also lumps donuts in that group which I agree with about 95%. I'm not a huge fan of donuts, but I like one every 6 months or so!
I digress...
My next goal is in a few short days.
I signed up for what will hopefully be my last 5K until I move up to 10Ks. I can run a mile without stopping - usually takes me about 14 minutes, and the last 5K I did, I ran the 1st mile, walked part of there 2nd, and ran all of the 3rd. This one, I want to run there entire 3.1 miles.
I honestly don't know if I can... I've found, and told other people that running is 80% mental and only 20% physical, which I still agree with, so we're talking about ~45 minutes of mental war. I don't know if I can tell myself I can keep going despite burning legs and heaving breath for that long.
Add to that an injury that happened Tuesday afternoon. I ran during my lunch break at work around our parking lot, which has become normal practice for me, and tripped over a rock.
Cool story huh?
I twisted my ankle and scraped up my knee. The twist is what I'm more concerned about this weekend. It's almost back to 100% already, but still tender. I don't want to exacerbate it further, yet at the same time, I don't want to use it as an excuse to not push farther than ever before.
We'll see I suppose. God sneaked in so many miracles into the human body and it's capable of so much more than we ever thought it could be!
Let's pray for strength and endurance on Saturday!
