Yay Me!

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I feel so proud of myself today. I have managed to finally complete one of my many mini goals. When I first started running (about 2 months ago), I had set a goal. Well, I set many but, this was one of them. One of my mini goals was to run all of South Gate Park non stop. I had done it before but, this was a few years ago. South Gate Park is a pretty big park. One lap around is 1.8 miles (per my GPS its 1.6). Yesterday I finally did it. I'm not sure if I mentioned doing a podcast to help with my running. I'm pretty sure I did but I'm too lazy to look through my blogs. Anyway, this podcast has been the absolute best! Not to mention my only reliable companion I've had. Yesterday (week 5) consisted of 20 minutes of running non stop. When I heard this it scared the crap out of me! I was thinking to myself, there is no way I can do this. Then the faq it attitude kicked in and off I went. Turns out I was able to do the full 20 minutes AND as an added bonus, ran the entire park! I felt like I had just completed another race! It was very rewarding and has totally motivated me to keep going.

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  1. JulieMay 26, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Run Sandee run! You're freaking awesome. I can't wait until our marathon training. I say marathon (and not half marathon) because I know you can build up to this. You just gotta believe in your abilities, especially when you are putting in the work. This ACHIEVED goal of 20 minutes of straight running shows that you are indeed putting in the work to fulfill your goals. Mad respects to you!!

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  2. SkullsMay 31, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Thanks Julie! You inspire me! Seriously. I know I've mentioned it several times but, seeing you keep up your running while prego, has pressed me to keep going. I'm also looking forward to our marathonS :)

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