Mud Run

I signed up for the Dirty Girl Mud Run!

It's a 5K obstacle course for women of all ages and levels. 

And you start and end in a mud pit!

Follow this link to read all about it.....Dirty Girl Mud Run!

 I'm participating on a team of five women. I'm the oldest of the bunch, but we are all at similar fitness levels and all have young children. 

I started training last week. I restarted Couch to 5K. Easier than the first time around, but definitely not easy! I'm running three days a week and doing pilates and strength training three to four days a week. So far I'm down seven pounds. Figuring out when to exercise and making it a habit has been a challenge. One day I was doing pilates with Curly-Q and Little Man right beside me. Then he kept putting books on my chest and asking me to read to him. Then the next thing I knew the dog was standing on my chest while I was doing ab work.

I know I not only have a lot of physical training to do, but also mental. A part of me feels so capable and excited to be working toward this challenge and then my next thought is...what are you thinking? You can't do this! Every time I run my thoughts are all over the place. 

You're so out of shape! Maybe you aren't really strong enough to do this sort of thing! I hate running! Who in the world would do this for enjoyment? You might make it through the c25k program but you'd probably never survive a 5k.  You may not even make it through the obstacle course. 

And as quick as those thoughts enter and leave my head my next thoughts are:

You are doing it right now! You ARE running! You are a strong woman and you can accomplish this. Keep going and you could run a 5k if you wanted to. You'll be so proud of yourself for working so hard. Just wait until race day, you'll be so glad you did this. What an accomplishment this will be for me at 41 years old!

So, now before I exercise I stop and pray! Pray that God would direct my thoughts and encourage me as I work toward this goal. I pray he will show me the benefits of my hard work and help me to believe that I really can do this.

I'm going to keep you posted! The race is the last weekend in April. I'm going to have lots of muddy pictures to share with you eventually! And I bet I'll have a huge smile on my face.