Accomplishment

Today was one of those days that started out with the potential to be another day that slipped by with no exercise and no progress. I meant to get up this morning and go to the gym, but it was rainy and icky outside and I used that as an excuse not to go out. This was compounded by the fact that I didn't do my workout yesterday either. Although I did get to see an amazing victory by my Wildcat basketball team which almost made me feel not as bad. ALMOST! So this afternoon at work I decided that no matter what, rain or shine, I was going to get my workout in tonight. AND I would also do my workout from yesterday that I didn't do. So I came home from work, changed my clothes, put some shrimp in the fridge to marinate for dinner, and headed out into the rain to the gym. Total workout time was 48 minutes with a distance of three miles. Almost 2 miles in I realized that I was going to do a 5k during this workout. A 5k sounds so much scarier than 3 miles. It was a revelation of sorts, that these goals I have set for myself are not that scary. They are attainable. Now, I'm not saying when I think if running a half marathon I kind of have a heart attack, but that is a long term goal and I don't have to do that tomorrow. The immediate goal, of running a 5k in March is definitely attainable, and I feel confident about that now.