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2013 New Year's Resolutions

I'm not sure why many people wait for the New Year to come up with a list of resolutions, however, every year, I truly look forward to setting new and improved goals for myself. This year, I decided that I wanted to work on my health and fitness. Above all, I want to get stronger, more toned and I'd like to eventually run a full marathon. 

As of January 6th, I've been going to the gym approximately 4 times a week. I've been doing Yoga, Zumba, treadmill runs and some strength and conditioning workouts. I've invested in a personal trainer who has been truly amazing at pushing me to do things I never thought I could do. I won't lie, there have been some occasions where I've felt very tired and that it was just too difficult for me, but the bottom line is that I hate to give up!  

This past week was by far the most challenging for me. I didn’t sleep well, felt sick, weak and completely exhausted, but I knew I had the RAK Half Marathon Team Relay Challenge to complete today (Friday, February 15th 2013) in Ras Al Khaimah. Of course, I only had to run the last leg of the race, which was 6km, but when your body is shutting down, getting up at 5am for a 6km run does not seem like the best idea. Nevertheless, I ran my 6km leg averaging at about 5 mins per km. I'm happy with my time, but most of all, I'm glad to know what time I need to beat during my next run! This was the first step towards running a full marathon. I still have lots of work to do, but I needed to start somewhere right?!

As I have said before, I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. Anyone can give up; it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.

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