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Lynn 007 · 07-11-2007, 01:36 AM

Congratulations to the two of you for reaching your goals - and inspiring me. I appreciate your comments.

After reading your comments and knowing that I can do it I have decided I needed to look at it from a different angle to put things in perspective. I was getting overwhelmed by the big picture of pack a day smoker to marathon runner in less than 8 months. I want to prove to myself that my mum was right "There isn't anything I can't do if I put my mind to it". This is a big goal for anyone but I think it can be accomplished by anyone if they dedicate the time / energy and make it a priority so they can accomplish it.

For the past few days, I've been looking at it as I'm preparing to run 4 x 10K runs and a 2K run back to back instead of running 42K. Although the distance is the same (42K) breaking it down doesnt' seem as intimidating for me. I feel great once I"m out there and love getting into my pace and doing my thing and thankfully I do not seem to have a problem with the distance yet (just take my time).

Thanks again for your comments.

07-11-2007, 01:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lynn 007 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 367	Congratulations to the two of you for reaching your goals - and inspiring me. I appreciate your comments. After reading your comments and knowing that I can do it I have decided I needed to look at it from a different angle to put things in perspective. I was getting overwhelmed by the big picture of pack a day smoker to marathon runner in less than 8 months. I want to prove to myself that my mum was right "There isn't anything I can't do if I put my mind to it". This is a big goal for anyone but I think it can be accomplished by anyone if they dedicate the time / energy and make it a priority so they can accomplish it. For the past few days, I've been looking at it as I'm preparing to run 4 x 10K runs and a 2K run back to back instead of running 42K. Although the distance is the same (42K) breaking it down doesnt' seem as intimidating for me. I feel great once I"m out there and love getting into my pace and doing my thing and thankfully I do not seem to have a problem with the distance yet (just take my time). Thanks again for your comments.