I have recently completed my first 10k race in Stornoway. This was a massive personal achievement for me.
I remember all too well two years ago when I was training for my first 5k, unable to imagine running for a whole thirty minutes. Once I had completed that, people quite rightly asked 'when are you doing a 10k?'. Again, my thoughts turned to negativity 'I can't imagine running for an hour'. During training for this, I realised I was getting closer to this target and flipped my thinking to 'imagine crossing that finish line'. Now that I have done this, I am now thinking about my next race. Although I am not yet signing up to a half marathon, I am NOT ruling it out. I have learned (or relearned) that you can push your body and moving the goal posts is an essential part of succeeding in life.
