the challenges of life day 5

I'm gonna make it!! Am I gonna make it??

Hey,

I have decided 5 days ago that I would take a challenge, and it's a start for what I would like to accomplish in this lifetime. I would like to be a triathlete. This encompasses challenges of biking, swimming and running, the first two of which I have no problem and am not challenged the way I am when I run.

My cardio is not so great. A student asked me just three days ago, 'how did you first notice when your cardio improved?' To which I responded, I am still working on it. Not yet improved....

A man once told me that if you do anything 25 days in a row, you become addicted. I wanted to test his theory, and to my surprise on day 5, I have felt a little lighter on my feet. I let the student know, I am running 25 miles in 25 days. This can't be so hard. I have to take 8 to 10 minutes of my day and hit the track, no big deal. Yesterday was day 5. If it weren't for Lisa meeting me at the pool, I may have passed up day 5 due to over exhaustion. The studio is near completion, about 75% and yesterday I was tired, cranky and just not feeling like a run.

My client called me at 6 pm and wanted to meet at the pool just a mile away. So I ran there, swam 1/2 mile and she drove me home. Day 6 today, the weather is perfect for a run, and I think i'm starting to become addicted. I listen to my christian music and just plug away at the 4 laps. It seems long, mundane, not so much a challenge but a chore. The challenge will be if I run the 25 miles in 25 day. Wish me luck and say some prayers. I have not yet decided what happens after 25 days. We shall see, right? I am grateful for the challenge..let's see if I get addicted.

Running has always been a pain for me. I could swim two miles, ride 111 miles, but running 26 miles, that will be the ultimate challenge. We all have to start somewhere, so with the 1 mile baby steps, I know with God by my side I can do anything.

Sarah A. Servant---sas