October 19, 2011

always push yourself.

I feel so proud of myself. I decided to run the lake: I used to run this lake a year ago, and the most I would be able to do is a few minutes without tiring out. 

Today, I decided to skip the gym and run the lake today. I told myself that I would run until certain landmarks that I was familiar with, and when I passed that landmark and still felt okay, I would pick the next one. I finished the whole lake without stopping, just ran and ran. 

After walking that lake for years, this is the first time that I ran the whole thing. 3.8 km without feeling like I was dying at the end. I checked the time of the text I sent right before I left: 3:15, and I called my mom at the end at 3:47. Which means that the longest it could have taken me to run 3.8 km is 32 minutes. 

Always push yourself. You might be thrilled with what you find out you can do. 

I’m SO proud of myself.