Body Blog: Motivation

By the time you read this, I will have already finished running my second half marathon. The difference is that this time around, my schedule has allowed for a completely unrealistic approach. Although I did have a trainer write out a six-week training program, I just didn’t have enough time in the day to mix in my regular teaching with extra runs.

By Jackelyn

Anyway, it’s literally six hours until the race and not only am I sleep deprived, I haven’t been able to run for a week. It is so unlike me to be this unprepared for such a big event. I will say this though, the one thing that’s motivating me to cross that finish line strong is my sister. Running the Disneyland Half Marathon was my birthday gift to her. I wanted to show her how rewarding and fun these races could be. Although never a runner, she agreed to do it. We’ll be going at the 13.1 miles side by side and in our fabulous Disney princess costumes.

It’s been such a long and tiring month, but this weekend will be so worth it. I know that having my best friend and biggest role model beside me will be all I need to follow through.

So tell me – what big events do you have coming up and what motivates you to do them? As for me, it’s seriously time to get some sort of sleep. A princess needs her beauty rest for the big day!