Whenever somebody asks me about our kids, they always say “I bet they keep you busy!” Of course they do, just as anyone who has kids knows. I am aware that this will only get worse as they get older and involved in more things too. Thankfully I can take them to the YMCA with me and they LOVE it. Makayla is usually upset with me when I go to pick her up from the nursery even if she has been there for 2 hours! I don't have a job outside of our home, so I can run in the morning when they are at school most of the time. The obstacle for me comes when they are sick and we need to stay home and I use that as a reason to be lazy or just can't fit it in because I am taking care of them. In these circumstances, there just isn't much you can do. The kids and family have to be taken care of especially when they aren't feeling well. On the other hand, I don't think that it is wrong to use time for yourself to exercise or spend time doing what you love or to take care of yourself. I am so thankful that my husband is very understanding about that and lets me do whatever I need or want to do. Hope he will feel like that when my 2 hour runs turn into 4!
The day of Gasparilla I blogged about how heavy my legs felt and I was not kidding. Until a week ago, they seemed to feel the same way and I was even suffering from tingling in my legs that would occur during exercise or at any time of the day. My legs felt like they were asleep and that is not good when trying to run. After talking to a few people, I thought that maybe I had pinched nerves and that still may be the case, but after getting a great massage on Sunday, I feel much better. I hope that feeling lasts and that it is the only injury that I have to deal with. I don't have much advice on this subject, but I know that you have to listen to your body. This goes with being sick too I believe. Our bodies need time to recover sometimes and if we don't let them we could miss even more.
What has fear stopped you from doing? I think my biggest fear is usually of embarrassment. What if I can't do it? How bad do I look compared to all those other people? And then there are other fears like the gators in the water throughout the trail (some of them are huge) and the animal noises in the bushes. You may laugh at that, but I seriously have a hard time with those. I get over my fear of the animals by making sure that I am near someone when I am running outside. Then they can hear me scream. By the way, if you are ever attacked by an alligator, poke their eyes or stick your hand inside their mouth and pull on the thing hanging down from their throat. Yes, I have done some research! As far as my other fears, some of them will always be there, but some I can control. My running coach always reminds us that we are not comparing ourselves to others, but to ourselves. As long as I am improving, then I can be happy. I have tried to get over the fear of not being able to do things by determining to just try. The more you try new things, the easier it gets to try new things. And then you get stronger and some of those new things don't seem so bad anymore.
My husband was contemplating joining me at the marathon in January. He thought about it for about 34 seconds the other day and then remembered that he does not like running (those were his words). He thought it would be nice to cross the finish line with me but did not want to have to run the other 26 miles!! Sound familiar? He brought up a very popular obstacle: “I don't have time to train {for a marathon}”. In this case, he's probably right. Both of us training at the same time would probably not be good for our family, but this is what I said to him, “The problem isn't that you don't have the time, but not wanting to use the time you have.” See, by writing this blog and hoping that some will follow it, does not mean that I want you all to run a marathon or even a half or 15k, I just hope that you are using the time you have to accomplish your goals. Even if you only have a few minutes a day to work on your goals, make sure you are using that time wisely.
I just wanted to add a little note here about those that have been following the blog and leaving comments. I am thrilled that you have come along to share this experience with me. You are a blessing!
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