Head Over Heels: Spirited Shopping

February 28, 2010

Spirited Shopping

I went shopping this afternoon with one of my best friends for new running clothes. I was really just there to accompany her, but I decided to splurge and treat myself to something as well. I ended up purchasing a new pair of running tights and was so excited about them by the time I got home that I quickly put them on and went out for a run. My run was slightly longer than my normal routine, but I surprisingly felt good the whole time.

I know that it's not affordable to go out and purchase new running attire every time the motivation dwindles, but I'm going to be excited about these tights for awhile. I felt great in them, and I owe that all to running. So, if I wear these while running, and continue to feel great, maybe in a few months when I go on another running shopping spree, I'll feel even better! I think it's essential to keep the motivation up, at least personally. So while I might not be able to buy a new running outfit every time I need that little extra push, I can get a running magazine, or a new running playlist or a new running route from online to keep me interested and excited about running.

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Welcome to Head Over Heels!

Like many 20-something women, I woke up one morning exasperated. It seemed like every day I would find a new passion, a new dream, and get excited about yet another project, just to find that they would all crash and burn. I wanted something that I could control and that would be all mine.

Because our 20s are a time of exploration and discovery, it's very hard to find that path that directs us exactly to our dreams, especially because our dreams have the habit of evolving overnight. I had worn myself into a tizzy of exhaustion, disappointment, and an overwhelming sense of having no control over my own life. And that's when I went for that first run.

Two minutes later, I arrived back at my apartment steps, panting. As long and as torturous as those two minutes felt, they also gave me a sense of liberation, a feeling that had been severely lacking in my life. The next day, pathetically still sore, I again put on my sneakers. Three minutes, yes! This routine was repeated daily throughout the summer and now, I'm a half-marathoner! My ultimate goal, a marathon, still looms in the distant future, but the even bigger goal is one I can actively work on every day: learning to gain control over my own life and learning to fall in love with myself one step at a time.