self portrait tuesday
That is me finishing the half marathon last September. That is me at my best - so far. That is the woman I know I can be and the one I try to beat every day when I'm running or working or just plain living. A year ago today, I had never run in a road race. I hadn't really run much farther than 7 miles, which is a distance I ran once in high school. I started last March with a 3-mile run that nearly killed me. By that September, I ran 13. My goal is to run a full marathon, 26 miles, in October.The woman I was three years ago could never have attempted anything like this. Because of fear and anxiety and a very unsure sense of self. The woman I am today thrives on this.
This is my last post on running this week. I promise.
posted by Pensive Girl @ 4:39 PM
6 Comments:
At 4:37 AM,
Tony said…
Jessi, I'm posting this pic and linking to your blog because it's awesome and you are amazing!!! If you'd rather not have it up please e-mail me and I'll take down the pic ASAP (afteroon probably). However, I can't see how you wouldn't be proud of something this cool. Congrats on your run, I can only manage a brief scamper to avoid the cops or if the pizza dude is at the door.
At 6:53 AM,
Pensive Girl said…
That's fine, Tony. And thanks for the props, too.
-Jessi
At 9:59 AM,
cmccown said…
Getcha some, Jessi. I've started forcing myself to run daily, and I see the benefit.
At 10:38 AM,
noapostrophe said…
Jessi, congrats on all that you have accomplished! Keep on keepin' on! I'll think of you on April 2 when I run my first road race--an 8K that I know I can run without a problem, and I hope it's the first of many. You're such a great inspiration! Post about running as much as you want :)
At 2:36 PM,
Sarah said…
Yay! I'm glad you did Self Portrait Tuesday again. Isn't it fun? Keep it up!
At 8:09 AM,
Pensive Girl said…
Sarah,
I learned about it at your site. Thanks for that.
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