Posts Tagged: just do it
The Story of BlogHer {Part VI}
Before (BlissDom ’09) —- During (BlogHer’10)
On the left you see a puffy faced, tired, ill eyebrowed, uncomfortable version of myself. On the right you see a slimmed down, rejuvenated, naturally browed, confident me. The tan helps, too, but I digress. Back in February 2009 I almost considered omitting the picture that was taken of me and *Chris. I was so embarrassed of my weight, and yet I hid that feeling so well. I’ve always been able to hide that part of myself. Now I’m happy that I didn’t pretend that picture didn’t exist, because I have it to compare to the one taken this month at BlogHer. I see something different in my eyes and smile. I see my true self, the one that’s not hiding a damn thing.
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My First 5K
My Cheerleader: Leah of Bookieboo
Who knew that when I started my interval training with the C25K app, this summer, that it would culminate in actually completing my first 5K at BlogHer?! I was afraid (A LOT afraid) when I heard back from the organizer of the BlogHer 5K. Then I just shut up and bit the bullet. When I posted about it on Twitter my friend Leah offered to run it alongside me. I told her that I would be slow. She didn’t care. I told her that I would have to walk some of it. She said I just needed to keep up. I told her that I was scared. She said I had no reason to be because I had this one.
I did it. I really did it, and there’s definitely no stopping me now.
On Saturday another friend of mine, Carmen, stopped me and asked if I’d talk about how I got started with my running program. I think this video is good for all of us, out there, who are starting to get fit. It doesn’t matter what you are doing to get fit. All that matters is that you commit and DO IT.
*Chris totally cheered me on when I gushed about completing my first 5K!
Haiku: Friday
Shhh! I can’t talk now
I’m getting ready to go
Log some biking miles–
One month ago I hopped on my bike, determined to get strong. Then I hopped on my bike the following day despite an aching va-jay-jay and butt bone.
In the beginning I was slow, huffed and puffed a lot, and felt—at times—like I was going to keel over and die. Then something happened. I got stronger. I added more miles to each biking session, I conquered the hills of our local streets, and I found that I loved mounting my bike almost every day of the week.
In one month I have logged over 65 biking miles.
Last week I even started something new: The Couch to 5K program!
And I didn’t die.
I’m going to finish the C25K. I’m going to continue riding my bike. I’m going to push myself a little harder, because if there’s something that I’ve realized in this month it’s that I. am. strong.
