I continue to find myself extremely grateful for the wonderful people in my life. People who genuinely care to tell me the things I NEED to hear, even when they aren't the things I WANT to hear. These Awesome People of mine actually want me to succeed in my goals. It's amazing and makes me feel so blessed. One of my AP's took the time to question me about yesterday's run and my Couch-To-5K running program. This woman is an avid runner, not sure exactly how long she has been at it, but long enough to know a few things. Well, she made some good points about how the program is supposed to be followed and encouraged me to follow it to the letter. Her advice was seconded by the kind (and knowledgeable) Airman who conducted my shoe evaluation yesterday. After taking a good look at my shoes and talking with me about what I've done so far, he really was not surprised about the intense pain I've been having in my feet and legs. He told me that the program was designed by professionals who knew what they were talking about when it comes to new runners. If I continue to push myself as hard as I've been, I am going to hurt myself. Possibly break or fracture a bone or two. I have to be patient and follow the program, do this the right way so I achieve my goals without injuring myself.
This stuff was not easy for me to hear, from this guy or my AP I mentioned earlier. See, the thing about me is I lack patience. Not with other people, I have more patience with young kiddos than I know what to do with! I just don't have a lot of patience with myself. I get easily frustrated by my own limitations and try to speed up my progress with things (often to my detriment). This is something I need to work on. So, tomorrow I am starting over. I am going out with my love today to buy my new shoes and so tomorrow I am starting fresh. I am going to stick to the program. It sucks, and it's frustrating, but it will be better for me in the long run. (hehe, see what I did there?)
Anyway, I do want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of my Awesome People: my husband, family, my friends, and even acquaintances who have all given me such loving words of encouragement and support. In each of you I find the strength I need to do this, I just couldn't do any of it without you. I love you guys, so much. ^_^
This stuff was not easy for me to hear, from this guy or my AP I mentioned earlier. See, the thing about me is I lack patience. Not with other people, I have more patience with young kiddos than I know what to do with! I just don't have a lot of patience with myself. I get easily frustrated by my own limitations and try to speed up my progress with things (often to my detriment). This is something I need to work on. So, tomorrow I am starting over. I am going out with my love today to buy my new shoes and so tomorrow I am starting fresh. I am going to stick to the program. It sucks, and it's frustrating, but it will be better for me in the long run. (hehe, see what I did there?)
Anyway, I do want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of my Awesome People: my husband, family, my friends, and even acquaintances who have all given me such loving words of encouragement and support. In each of you I find the strength I need to do this, I just couldn't do any of it without you. I love you guys, so much. ^_^