I've stopped saying NEVER

• 4 years ago my in laws tried to get me to sign up for the Ukrop's 10K. I said NEVER. No interest in running.
• Now I've completed 3 of them
• 3 Years ago I said I'd NEVER do a Tri
• Now I've completed 2 sprint events
• Last year Kendayl said she was going to do the full and I said I'd NEVER do more than the 10K
• I'm now 23 days away from completing my first half marathon
• When I signed up for this half, I said that I'd NEVER do more than one. This was it.
• I have at least 3 more that I want to do and one scheduled for next March in DC

See a pattern? It sounds corny but it really is amazing what you can accomplish when you commit. There's a sign when I leave Gold's Gym that reads "Know that you'll be back tomorrow." 

I started this process with a lot of doubts. I'm not at athlete. I'm not a runner. I'm not disciplined enough. I'm not a lot of things.

Now I understand better that I AM who ever I want to be. I won't win medals but that's not the point. I am a runner because I go out and run. Because I wake up at 5:20am on Saturday mornings and join Jillian and Kendra and Matt for our long runs. I want this and that forces discipline.

4 years ago I said that I had no desire to run. Period. Last Saturday, I RAN 10 MILES!!! And I wasn't being chased! :) This goal was never meant to be accomplished by me - and yet - HERE I AM!