Getting Uncomfortable

Where have you been?  Maybe that’s the question you’re asking me since it’s been more than a month since my last blog.  And how, you ask, is my training going?  It’s not!  For about as long as I’ve been off the blog basically – I can’t seem to shake this stupid sinus infection.  It’s problematic enough to make it painful and hard to breathe (especially when exerting myself) and yet too low-grade to see a Doctor about.  Too bad one can’t just pick up some antibiotics over the counter for such things. Anyway, I’ll live … and for right now it looks like I’m just going to have to live with it.  How annoying …

Time is counting down; it’s now only 8 months until the big day.  YIKES!  So I’ve revamped my training schedule (again) to go a little slower (until I kick this infection) but still make some progress.  As my brother Bud told me:  “if you can’t run, walk; just keep moving forward”.  Good advice … I’ll take it!

I came across a quote earlier this week and it’s been hanging with me ever since – hence the title of today’s blog – “If you want to change you have to be willing to be uncomfortable”.  I so often want change, but not at the risk of my comfort … so it’s time to dig in and “get uncomfortable”.  If I really want to make this thing (marathon) happen, I’m going to have to develop a “new attitude” and find something deep within myself that motivates me to keep going. 

I admire people who seem to have some sort of inner drive to succeed at whatever they do, but I don’t think I have that.  I am usually content to just let things unfold as they will without getting too worked up about whatever happens.  I do get excited however, when reading – or hearing – about someone else’s journey, and yearn maybe to do something similar (if it sparks an interest), but I don’t usually go much past thinking about it.

That’s one of the reasons why I decided to get out my “bucket list” and run a marathon.  I want to start something, finish it, and then be able to say:  “I did it!”  Perhaps that’s motivation enough.  Until next time …