Don't Put Obstacles In Your Way!

So I had a conversation with someone yesterday that really struck a chord with me.  After I hung up the phone, I thought, wow, that's my next blog post!

My friend, Aimee, talked me into registering for a New Jersey running event called the Sea Isle 10-miler.  It's down at the "Jersey Shore", and obviously, is a 10-mile run, about 7 or so miles of which is on the beach.  I've only run on the beach once so far, and that was only a mile.

So anyway, in the phone conversation, this person told me when she found out I was doing this event, she said, "She's lost her mind".  Now, it wasn't meant to be said in a mean way, just that she knows how difficult that run will be.

My response was this.  Why?  What's the worst thing that could happen?  I end up walking on the beach, right?  So how can that be bad?  I LOVE walking on the beach.

And then I said this.  Remember, my goal is to run a full marathon.  I AM NOT going to put obstacles in front of me by saying I CAN'T DO a 10-mile run on the beach.  If I put that obstacle in front of me, what's next?  Saying I CAN'T DO a full marathon?

Now, I know there are things I cannot control that may prevent me from running, but I REFUSE to let a self-imposed obstacle be one of them.