The Final Week

It’s the final week till the Calgary Marathon. I’m getting a bit nervous. I admit, I don’t like to fly. But it’s the fastest way to Canada and it beats driving two days from Colorado and then back again.
As I consider what I’m about to do…my first official run, I think back on the last eight months that I’ve been training. I started out hiring my trainer friend, confident that she knew what I needed to do to reach my goal. Each week, Sharyl gave me a new workout routine that included running, core and strength training.
Running consisted of one minute run / one minute walk. I thought I would die from the one minute run. God bless the one minute walk!!
But I didn’t die. I PERSISTED and that’s what it takes to reach goals. NEVER GIVE UP! Keep going! Those were the words that I repeated to myself even in the hardest times of training. And even when I wanted to just forget it because the changes I was putting my body through were, at times, really difficult.
Last Friday was one of my run days. I have mini goals every time I get on the treadmill. I didn’t sleep well that night and running was the last thing I wanted to do. When I arrived at the recreation center, I had one simple goal in mind, WALK.
I thought I could talk Sharyl into it. She isn’t easily swayed so I didn’t bother to try. Instead, I stepped on the treadmill “hoping” to make it through one 20 minute run.
It turned out to be so much more than that. I kept GOING. And much to my own surprise, I did two 30 minute runs with one 5 minute walk in between and I got a big High Five from Sharyl.
She’s such an encourager!
Now that I’m only 6 days from the race, I’m ready. And I’m ready not because I sat on the sidelines wishing I could run. But because I had a goal, a desire to change, a Great trainer….and a lot of help from God above.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Take Care.
Diane

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