Head Over Heels: Boston 13.1

April 6, 2010

Boston 13.1

I signed up to run the Boston Half Marathon! I've been talking about doing a race like this for far too long and haven't done anything about it. Now, I have. I even talked one of my friends into running it with me, so that we can be training buddies and be a wonderful source of motivation for each other. Admittedly, I'm intimidated by the 13.1 distance, but I know I can do it and I know my friend can do it, as well! I cannot wait for June 27th! Now that I have an actual race to prepare for, training will be easier. I have a goal, a deadline, a training schedule, an incredible friend to run it with and new-found motivation!

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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.