I feel like I should preface this blog with the fact that I actually started it as another blog, one I did before ever getting into the Peace Corps. At that time it was suppose to offer a distraction, something to keep my mind off of checking my email and my mail box every two seconds to see if they were going to actually accept me. I should be frank here and say this distraction did not work. what did work however was tv and junk food and wine! so now here I am serving in the Peace Corps and am being to find myself consumed with the fact that I am nowhere as busy as I thought I would be. This is starting to become a struggle. I adore my PC home, country, and for the most part primary job, but I am not finding myself as fulfilled at the end of each day as I had hoped. Well I am lucky in a way because I am in one of the few Peace Corps countries that hosts a series of half and full marathons. In fact a group of us are going to watch one this weekend (I am hoping this will only encourage me further to stick with it!). My plan: half marathon by November. Reasons to stick with it this time:
1. I am not in shape- although I am finally becoming more comfortable in my own skin, I am starting to see the food down here is not agreeing with my physic (if you know what I mean). Sure I could just go on a diet and change my eating habits, but I want to FEEL GOOD on the inside and look good on the outside.
2. There are about 6 of us trying to run this thing.....hopefully they will keep me accountable
3. I have no excuses to not go running everyday. I wake up early ( so there is time in the morning) and am free pretty much every afternoon.
4. I found a good start off training schedule that consists of walking and running not just jumping in with both feet (which would hurt me!)
and lastly:
I need another challenge. It seems that the last 2 years of my college career was faced with internships and papers and work and now that I have accomplished one of my life goals, now that I am literally breathing in the Peace Corps morning ,day, and night....I want to accomplish something else!
SO today is day one. I have my shoes on and my watch on my wrist....here we go!
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