It’s been tough to find my motivation this past week. I’m pretty sure I can come up with about a thousand and one excuses as to why I’ve missed two cross-training sessions and a thousand more as to why the ones I did were some of my weakest. I’m also certain I can dwell on the lackluster effort from this past week and continue to demoralize myself some more, getting in my own head and really getting down on myself. But I have to remember to focus on the positive- I did do some cross-training; I got in all my runs and felt pretty good during them; and next week is a fresh start, a chance to do better. The point isn’t that I may have fallen down, it’s that I’m planning to get back up.
We’re in the home stretch and now more than ever, I have to remember why we started this journey. My goals were to stay in shape, to keep fitness a priority in our lives, and to cross the finish line faster than I did 4 years ago. I may not be as fit as I would have liked, but I’m right on track to meet my other demands. I have to remember there is still a month and a half left- more than enough time to push myself to the limits, try and get to where I thought I’d be physically, and keep on pushing.
