Back in the Saddle?

As I said in my last, abbreviated post, going down for Marathon Weekend was just the thing I needed. It helped to remind me of what it is I'm trying to do. I also want to thank each and every one of you for your comments lately. Each one of you has provided me with encouragement to keep going. THANKS!!!

There is one thing I do want to make clear... my being "down" over the past few weeks has NOTHING to do with how I've eaten or exercised. My eating and exercising have suffered as A RESULT of me being down for other personal reasons. However, I do understand (as Rae said) the connection that exercising has to help our "down" times.

Now, time to move on! My experience last Saturday morning was a special moment for me (and I wasn't running). I was one of the first people to enter the Magic Kingdom. To stand on Main Street with the Castle lit and the running area roped off, led me to think about 2009. Next year, I will be on the other side of that rope. For some reason, the monorail ride to Epcot really got to me. I guess it was watching the sea of people heading south on World Dr. and again thinking about 2009. Then, finally, I made it to my vantage point in Epcot. I was beside Spaceship Earth just before the course heads backstage for the final .2 mi. I was able to see perfectly. I saw pain. I saw happiness. I saw perseverance. I saw myself. I saw myself in others that ran by, and I saw myself in 2009. It was at this point that I was ready. I am ready to get that medal. Not for the medal itself, but for what you have to do to get it.

The hard part now is overcoming the habits I've re-learned over the past month. To me, it is now enough of the talking and time for some action. The first action will be me registering for the 2009 WDW 1/2 Marathon. Then, I've got to get back to the basics and do what I know works, and do it well, and do it repeatedly. Only then will I see the results I've been looking for.

Till Next Time...Keep Moving Forward!!!