Excuses

Today I really didn't feel like doing day two of my running program.  I went to bed after midnight (long story) and Wyatt decided that 5:30 was an appropriate time to start his day.  I was SO TIRED.  I knew I had to do it though, this is only day three so I can't give up yet, but I really didn't have any intention of pushing myself.  So I started out feeling good.  I'm supposed to run for one minute and walk for two (three times this week - next week we move on to run for two walk for one, I'm scared!) but I figured since I was just starting out I could run for two right off the bat.  So I did and then continued with my regular program again.  At the end, I decided, hey I'm going to finish strong, I'll run for two again.  When I reached two minutes I was feeling good so I thought, hey I'll do three.  I got to three and kept going, thinking, maybe I'll make it to five!  By the time four came around I was thinking, well, four's a good number, no shame in stopping there.  But then I thought, no this is about pushing myself and I did five.  So I did 4km in 34 minutes.  Running for five minutes without stopping might not sound like a big deal, but it is a HUGE deal to me.  I have never really run before.  Anyway, I found the following photo on pinterest and I thought about this guy A LOT on my run.  Every time I felt like stopping, I thought about him.  Love love love it!