This morning I ran a 5K by accident.I was on Saint Simons Island with a friend of mine, and we decided to take a detour to the Brunswick, Georgia YMCA before hitting the road to Atlanta. I'm still a bit congested and was not expecting much out of myself, but was very excited to fit in an extra workout.
I belonged to this YMCA a few years ago when I worked in the area. That was the only time I've ever considered myself much of a runner. Life was more than difficult that year and my only escape was killing myself at the gym for a couple hours a day.
As I headed to the treadmill I noted the things that had changed, and the many things that stayed the same. I hopped on a newer treadmill and comfortably started my warmup. As I began to run, I changed my playlist and heard Blow Me One Last Kiss by P!nk. A flood of emotions came back unexpectedly.
What amazed me was hope had replaced hurt and anger. I realized how much I've changed over the past four years. Although many days my life can still be considered a bit of a mess, I have grown through it. I'm stronger than I ever thought I could be, and for the first time I feel more my age. Experiences shape us into who we are supposed to be, and I have certainly gone through some shaping.
Swept up in my thoughts and feelings I looked down to realize I failed at interval training. My time was almost up and I'd ran the whole way. Maybe I'm still a little bit of a runner at heart.
Until next time!
Kaycee
P.S. My favorite song today was Blow Me (One Last Kiss) by P!nk. It has a great beat to keep you moving!
It’s official! My friend Hilary and I are registered to run January 10th in Walt Disney World! Maybe I’m just a sucker for the mouse and the other Disney characters I will see along the way, but I’m excited!
Day one of training started this evening with forty minutes on the treadmill, nothing impressive I assure you, especially since I still have the tail end of a cold, but at least I’ve started. Starting was made a little easier by an irritating situation I had today with a patient’s family member. I am one of those people that dwells on how I reacted to a situation, and what I wish I could have said or done differently. I wish I could say I only let this bother me for a short time, but sometimes it will take years for me to move on. This is incredibly unhealthy and I’m working on it, but it’s hard when you remember the situations so well.
I am not much of a runner. If I’m pissed off enough I can run, but otherwise I tend to be a dance cardio kind of girl. I’ve never considered doing any kind of running competition, but between the convenience of the weekend and the thought of running through Magic Kingdom I’m seriously considering it.
My love for Disney has very little to do with a mouse named Mickey. I am often asked why I love Disney so much, and many wonder why I still consider it a favorite place to vacation. I usually give a short answer, but my love for Disney and a man named Walt that started it all has very little to do with rides and parades.
“Life is a party, dress like it!”
Lilly Pulitzer
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
Steve Jobs
“You have the unlimited potential to be, do, and have anything you want in your life. You simply have to decide what you want and be willing to work long enough, hard enough, and smart enough to make it happen.”
Billy Cox
“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.”
Jim Rohn
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
“Success is not is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
