It's been a while......but I'm back

So, after the high of finishing my half, I sort of fell off the bandwagon training wise. It wasn't that I didn't have the desire to, but that when I had the choice between sleep, hanging out with friends, or most importantly school work, I inevitably chose those 3 instead of training. But here I go, guns blazing to get back into running, and most importantly get back in shape.

Back in high school, and the first half of undergrad, I was in incredible shape. I could endure, long and what seemed like endless workouts in the pool, and the gruesome dryland workouts which involved running, weights, plyometrics, and abs. I did track for a few years in Jr. High and High School and I knew I could do most anything. Even in college when the training wasn't as intense I could lace up my shoes and go for a 5 mile run, no big deal. I worked out twice a day most days and I was happy. When I found out I would most likely never compete in swimming again. I became depressed, and just gave up working out all together. I would have runs or walks and lift here and there, but it would never be that consistent. Two summers ago, I was consistent, and felt great, but then the stress of senior year took over and instead of turning to exercise which I used to do, I turned to food, and gained weight, and that habit stuck until now.

So, here I am ready to train for something again. It's not swimming anymore, but it's running. I said in my last post I am addicted to half marathons, and I can't wait to do another!!! I love the feeling of accomplishing something. I love the feeling of training for something. Running and swimming have a lot of the same mindset techniques. It's training your brain to allow yourself to push further than you've pushed before. It's knowing your body can do so much more than your mind allows it to. I'm here to treat my running training like I used to treat swim practice. When I was swimming, there was no excuse for missing practice. While I know that may not always be feasible in the almost adult world, I'm going to make every effort to workout every day that I plan, and if something comes up try to rearrange my training schedule.

In 26 days I'm running a 10k in Dublin, TX with my friends Sara, Jordan and Brent. Sara and I have begun training, somewhat consistently, well we've gotten at least 1 day of running a week :) but with just under 4 weeks left, it's go time. Along with that training, I'm beginning weight training again today. I'm gaining control of me again, and that feels good. Keep reading, or checking in, to keep me accountable. I'm ready for the change but I know it won't be easy.