Well, here we go again.

I’ve been flirting with the idea of running another 1/2 marathon for a while now and to be honest, even though I have accomplished it once, it still scares the crap out of me.  For a number of reasons really.

Reason #1–  I will be training all by myself.  Last race I had my trusty, reliable training buddy to keep me motivated.  Plus, when I felt I needed to motivate someone else and push them, I was less likely to stop.

Reason #2– Failing.  Like I said, I have done this before.  Not saying that in a boastful way at all…it would just suck to not accomplish it the second time around. Running is such a mental challenge for me.  I know that my body is capable of carrying me, but it’s that head that gets in the way sometimes.

Reason #3– I will run out of patience.  When I think about how long it took for me to work up to running 13.1 miles, I tend to get frustrated that I stopped running after the 1/2 was over. I continued running small distances, but nothing like I was before.   So, here I am starting all over again in the training process and I know I will have to remind myself to be patient an endless number of times.

There are a number of reasons for me to be scared and they would mostly all sound the same and tie back into each other, so I won’t bore you anymore.  As I look back at previous running entries, I cannot help but crave what comes with training for and accomplishing this goal.  Even for the second time.  My sister-in-law, Lindsey, and I will be training simultaneously for this race.  Her in Missouri and myself in Texas.  This will be her second 1/2 as well;  She just finished her first last weekend!   We will be running the Rock N’ Roll Dallas 1/2 Marathon on March 27, 2011.

I know that I can do this.  It will take an abundance of motivation and focus, but I am actually pretty excited.   There’s just nothing like being on a runner’s high and feeling your body get stronger.  There’s an unexplainable confidence that builds inside of you when you begin to see yourself improve.