Proving Yourself.... to Yourself!

If there is one thing I've learned from competing in sporting events, it's that you are only proving yourself to yourself. I think most athletes compete, just to see if they can challenge themselves. Now, I know there are those athletes that are amazing and always compete to win, but there are plenty of competitors there, that just want to finish. If you watch an Ironman competition, there are plenty of people who want nothing more than to finish. There is nothing wrong with that. There are lots of people who train for an Ironman for months and take 900th place. There are also people that train for a year and don't finish.

I guess what I'm saying is, there is no reason you can't run a marathon, or do a triathlon, or bike 100 miles. I did... and I never thought I would.

This picture is from the Twin Falls Triathlon. I'm crossing the finish line! It was my first triathlon.

Why I Hate Running

There really isn't a good reason why I hate running, I just do. But thanks to my husband, I have been getting my butt up and running just about every day.

I think the thing that keeps me motivated is, it's a short run. We run a loop near our home, which is about 1.7 miles. I run it once a day with my husband Lloyd (we've been married 2 years now) who is a fan of running (not like me at all). Just the other day he said to me, "I can't wait to up the mileage." Really! because I could definitely wait to do that.

I've competed in events with running, swimming, and biking. Out of all of them, running is were I lose the most time. I would love to improve my run time, but it's hard when you don't enjoy it!

Is there really anyone out there that loves running? If so, I haven't met them!