Training For Life

Do you ever get into a routine or a“funk” and just cannot seem to move past it?

This has been me recently. To be honest since my marathon it has been tricky not having something to train for. I have also been in a funk with logging my food. And my final funk has been balancing life.

Right now if you asked me if I would want to train for another marathon I would laugh in your face. I have ZERO interest right now; this may change in a week or five years. But I also feel like I need to sign up for a race so I can keep training. Lately I have been going to Trumi and I love the support I receive from this group. Literally amazing how close these people are even though most of them are fifteen years older than me.

Last week I went on a run with my aunt. The last quarter of a mile I looked at her and managed to huff and puff out the words, “I am DYING!” She laughed because she said I looked good and she asked if I wanted to stop. Oh hell no, you do not stop right before the finish line. And yes each run, whether it is a mile or twenty-six miles has a finish line. 

The rest of the day my body felt sick. I do not want to go run once every few weeks and feel sick the whole day so I am going to try to commit to running twice a week. Currently I am not training for anything; instead I am TRAINING FOR LIFE!

I have been religiously tracking my food since August 2014 and I finally needed a break. My “ok take a week off” turned into three weeks of on/off tracking, I ate a lot of yummy food, I learned I know what serving sizes are without actually having to weigh a lot of my food, and I learned that eating crap will totally make me feel like crap.  I have recommitted to tracking my food this week but loosely because I can trust myself, which is a good feeling.

Finally, balancing life. Oh you know they never teach you in college how to balance your health, friends, school, job hunting, etc. There needs to be a class titled: Balancing Life 101 For Dummies. I would be the first to sign up ;) Ha!!! But actually I have had some great interviews and I am starting to feel more confident in my job search. I have goals set for my future job and I am not going to settle for less. I have time and there is no reason to get grey hairs at the age of twenty-one. This semester is almost done; I can smell the finish line. The Holidays are right around the corner and I cannot wait to be surrounded with the best family and friends around.

I know even when times are stressful I will totally make it. I am pushing through this funk with the support of a recent vitamin-D supplement that has been added to my day, I am hoping this can help kick my funk. That darn sun is never out anymore in Minnesota!

 

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