goals.

it's crazy how having a goal can impact how you go about your day to day life.

couple weeks ago i ran in a 5k.  3.2 miles is not a lot and i knew it was possible for me to accomplish, but still i realized that i had to run often.  i had ran in this same 5k a year back and didn't really train for it.  my thought process was that i exercised often enough that it would be easy for me to do.  cue: huff and puff.  i ran the 5k but it was so INCREDIBLY difficult.  this year, i decided to put in a little more effort and run 30 minutes each day during the week and set a personal goal to finish the 5k in under 30 minutes.

at first i started a little slow.  i didn't realize that running for 30 minutes straight was actually quite difficult.  but after awhile, it definitely became easier for me to run for long periods of time and i my pace started to pick up.  not only did the run become easier but it also became easier to get to the gym and have the mindset to run.  the race went extremely well.  i made the finish line in 25:40.  was pretty proud of myself and wouldn't mind running another.

enter downfall

ever since running the race i've been pretty unmotivated at the gym.  i've ran maybe twice and have hooped once (played last night and for the first time in a long time... played a couple really good runs).  this lack of wanting to work out has led me to realize why i never feel like doing anything on the weekends or at home... i have no goal for myself, nothing to strive for.  i was soo good the past couple weeks of running on a daily basis because i knew that i wanted to do well in the 5k.  i haven't worked hard for anything like that in a really long time.  moral of the story, come summer/end of the season, i need to figure out what i want to accomplish for the offseason and figure out a plan of action.