I'm making myself an athlete

So last night I walked in to Willowbridge thinking I was going to Zumba and then go home right away because I'd promised the sitter I wouldn't be late tonight (more times than not, I'm about a half hour later than I expect to be).  Anyone who knows me won't be surprised at all lol.  AAAAANNNNNYYYYYYYWAY....so I met my good friend, Tiffany up at Zumba and we shook it.  There were a couple times Kelsie had to leave the room and left me and a couple other girls in charge to lead the group.  Once to a newer song, but we didn't do TOO shabby.  I was flattered that she thought we could handle it without her, but of course nervous considering there were a couple new ladies.  So we finish up Zumba and are sweating like CRAZY....OH!  I didn't mention the HEAT was on and I apparently was standing right under a vent.  WHEW it got toasty in there!  I normally lolly gag a little bit, but since I told the sitter I would be home on time and I still needed to stop at the grocery store for a couple things, so I grabbed my things and walked out the studio door.....right in to the middle of the bootcampers getting ready to run.  Tina asked me if I wanted to run with them and I told her I had to get home by 8 (it was 7:30), she says it's a mile and a half, it'll only take you 14 minutes....when I doubted her she said "ok 15 minutes", which in Tina speak means "Quit making excuses, suck it up and run".  So I said fine and ran to the bathroom to adjust my too big bra that had loosened itself further while at Zumba and I ran.  Inhaler in hand, but I ran and I ALMOST ran the whole way.  I only walked three times and maybe for a minute each (if that) and finished with a time of 14:55!!  For a mile and a half and Tina was pretty right on.  She couldn't have guessed better.

So did I get home on time?  Yes, I walked in the door RIGHT AT 8 and decided that I would pick the kids up and just take them with me to the grocery store.  Moral of the story - QUIT MAKING EXCUSES!

On my way home I kept thinking....MAN, I ALMOST ran the entire mile and a half.  One of my goals (and it has been since I started this journey of mine) is to run an entire mile.  I've never in my life been able to do that.  In high school I always tried to get a dr's note for my asthma to get out of running the mile (more excuses!) and when I didn't get a note and HAD to run I ran about 1/2 a lap of the track (1 mile = 4 laps) and walked the rest of the way finished with times around 45 minutes...yup, kids were heading back to their other classes while the fat girl was still puffing her way through a one mile walk.  That fat girl is gone and will be forever.  She sits in a closet in the back of my head and tries to poke her way out by making excuses for not pushing harder, running longer, but one day she WILL be gone for good!  Not in my head, not in a closet, not anywhere near me.  I am strong, I'm proud, I'm turning in to the person I've always wanted to be.  All of THAT from a 1 1/2 mile run....Thank you Tina :)

Wanted to send a quick thank you to Sara (my kickboxing instructor) too.  She shared a video (see the top of my blog) for a friend's birthday and it wasn't intended for me, but I saw it and love it, so I just had to share it. Right now, this moment in my life, I'm making myself an athlete :)