There is nothing that I hate more than running. It doesn’t matter if I am on a treadmill or if I am outside, it can become boring. So I decide to bring my iPod. But then I need to multitask and work to keep them in my ears while changing the song and ensuring that I don’t run into a car or fall off of the machine. Finally, I decide that I’ve run far enough but then have that sad realization that, if I am outside, I need to turn around and run back with blisters on my feet. Of course, all of this occurs assuming that I have become motivated enough to actually take a jog. I hate it.
So then why do I find myself wanting to run a 5K? To most people, the approximate 3.1 miles in not far. But the simple idea of running the whole thing makes my legs. And yet, I want to. This past October, I walked the THON 5K with my Rules and Regulations Committee. It was an opportunity to spend a morning in the sun and bond with my fellow committee members. The distance did not seem long while walking and we had a great time. Still, I was slightly jealous of those who crossed the finish line after running the entire time.
I might simply want to run a 5K because I am working to live a more healthy lifestyle. But I also know that I want to do so because running is a challenge that I have never been able to truly conquer. And, like I mentioned earlier, I am rarely motivation to go outside and jog. By writing about my goal, I now know that it is out there for the world to see and I feel like I cannot simply put it off any longer. I have never wanted to be the type of person that sees an obstacle and walks around it. Instead, I want to be able to climb across it and know that I have succeeded. In fact, I am planning to go to the gym with a friend shortly after posting this blog. I don’t know when I will actually run the 5K that I am looking forward to but this is a small step. And so, I begin to work to take the first task off of my List.
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