It is week two of my 20 mile challenge and I am still going strong. I ran four miles on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Wednesday is my day off from the workout trail. I am feeling good, but the running is getting easier, so that is a good sign.

It just goes to show you that you have to push through whatever wall of resistance you have up against obstacles in your life. If you do, you will find that you are amazing and overcome anything. You could not have paid me a few months ago to believe that I would be running 4 miles, 5 days a week. I just would not have believed it, but you just have to stay in the fight and keep pushing.

Pain is a Sign of Weakness Leaving the Body

I love this quote and believe it holds so much power. This quote was ingrained in to my brain through high school where it was plaster all over the weight room, on our t-shirts, and handouts the coach would pass around.

Pain is that little reminder that you are pushing yourself. If you have spent the last 12 months sitting on the couch and not getting a good work out, when you start working out there are going to be all sorts of pains and problems you are noticing. You have to fight through this. No one said it was going to be easy.

Are you hurt or injured?

This was a questions my college football coaches would ask all the time, "Are you hurt or injured?" To you there may be no difference, but there is. If you are hurt, you can play through the pain. If you are injured, then that is serious and you need to see the trainer/doctor to get the problem fixed. Sometimes that involves just sitting out while you heal.

During my 20 mile challenge, my right calf has been HURTING, not something that we end the work out over. Pain is sigh of weakness leaving the body. That is just weakness in my calf that has not been used to working out on the road so much leaving the body. I had to run through it.

Don't turn back!

Just because you are having some pains or obstacles in your life, you must fight forward. Continue to push yourself and challenge the obstacles in your way. You will find that many of them have been self made and that you are the solution, not the problem.

Believe in yourself!

Throughout this endeavor, I have realized that I have to continue to believe in myself. Not just when it comes to this workout challenge, but in everyday life. I am the solution and so are you.

Whatever you are facing in your life, know that you are the solution. Move forward confidently and this too will pass! Get up and get some roadwork in your life, gain the understanding and clarity that only hard work can bring.

8 Miles on Thursday!

I am going to get out on Thursday and continue to push myself in this workout challenge. I will finish up my 20 mile week with an eight mile run on Thursday. Since I have been whispering the Chicago Marathon, I have to see how further distances feel. I am going to give the 8 mile run a shot....no! I am going to run 8 miles and knock it out. I am feeling really good, so we will see, but I am confidant that I can do without very much of a problem. This will be the furthest I have ever ran, so I am sure it is going to be a challenge, but I know that I am the solution!

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