Getting back on track......

So we all can get off track on our journey from time to time.  That is not the problem. The problem is when we allow that to become a train wreck and don't stop the veering before it's out of control.  I've had a rough few weeks.  I did the 30K+ and then ran a 5K on the 4th of July.  The 5K I really pushed myself hard and ended up with an injury.  And so the past month I haven't done much of anything at all.

In June I walk/ran 154 miles, July I got in 37 miles and August.....well we really don't want to talk about the first 20 days of August now do we.  Of course we do, this is after all about being transparent and holding nothing back right.  Nothing, nada, zip, zilch.....Yep not one mile in the first 3 weeks of the month.  Not helping my 1000 mile goal in any way at all.  My foot still hurts, mostly in the mornings when I get up but still hurts nonetheless.  But as of yesterday we are back to the pavement.  Much to the happiness and joy of my dog, we got in 2.5 miles yesterday and then 3 miles this morning.  And boy did it ever feel great.  We'll work back up to our 5+ miles in the next week or so.  I also ordered myself a new workout dvd set.  T25....it's a new beachbody program that I'm sure will totally kick my butt, but it's only 25 minutes long.  I can do that much, right. lol

Yes, in the past month of doing nothing I gained back 5 pounds.  YIKES!!  That really bites.  But I'm not going to allow it to defeat me.  I have a goal to achieve and I will get there.  Still down 30 pounds and that's not coming back.  I have a much bigger goal to get to and so we have to get heading back in the right direction again.

I found the next trail run I want to do but we'll have to see how my foot holds up the next few weeks.  The race is October 5th and I have a few weeks before I have to get registered.  25K I really want to do it.  I have to catching up to do and some serious training to do to get there but that is where my focus is now.  I was thinking the other day how funny it is that I get excited about these long races now, when a year ago I would have laughed at the suggestion.  Walk, let along run 25K (that's 15.625 miles) was totally an absurd thought.  3 miles maybe, but never 15 or even the 19.4 that I did in June.  I'm still not really running a lot but I'll get there.  It doesn't really matter how you get to the finish line or how long it takes you, what matters is that you started and you finished it.   

So when you start to feel yourself veering off course, catch yourself and focus on the path ahead and keep moving forward.  It's not the off track that is the failure, it's allowing the train wreck to stop your progress that makes it a failure.  I started this journey and I intend on finishing it and not quitting.