.started.training.

we're now in week 2 of training. so far so good. the people who know i'm training say, 'oh, you've done it before, it'll be easy to do it again.' i just want to slap them! no! it's not gonna be easy. you wanna know why?? because i'm re-learning how to run again, not only physically, but mentally. once you fall off that kind of training schedule, you have to re-learn it when you start up again. but of course these people have no clue. so if you have any friends who are training for the marathon this year, please don't tell them 'oh, you'll be fine...blahblahblah...' you don't know what kind of condition they're in now. so who knows if they really will make it? and if they don't, then they'll feel like a failure...when in doubt, just say something like, 'good job! you'll do great! keep at it!' or any assortment of encouraging words. ie: 'oh you'll be fine, you've run it before' does NOT = encouraging or comforting. and can, in fact, come across as condescending....maybe condescending isn't the right word...but i think you get my drift...

so this week, i'm finally able to run 3 miles straight without stopping. woohoo! little steps each week, is my goal. cross your fingers!