2019 Resolution

I've started many years by saying "this year I'm going to..." The blank would be filled in with various things from lose weight, to get in better shape, to complete a particular distance race. This year my blank is different. So here goes...

This year I'm going to do the best that I can.

My life has recently gotten to a point where it is extremely difficult for me to maintain any kind of consistency with my training which led to a lack of motivation on my part. I am determined not to get frustrated when something comes up at the last minute. In the past, this frustration led to bigger problems with my long term motivation.

So to start 2019, I ran 3 miles yesterday. I swam 1950 yards this morning. I have a bike class scheduled.

And I'm going to do the best that I can.

This also relates to my performance. For too long I've been stuck in a bad mindset where I keep thinking about how good I used to be. I would think things like "I'm super slow. I used to run a 2 hour half marathon but not anymore." Negative speak has long been a habit of mine and I'm working on being nicer to myself. I know that it is going to take a lot of time and effort to get back to a place where I feel like I can keep up with my old self again. I might never get there...or I might get there and get even better than I used to be. Why set limits?

I'm going to do the best that I can.

Happy New Year!