A Response to my Past Self
Every once in a while I poke around this journal to see what I was doing roughly a year ago (or six months or whatever). I still haven't gotten over the rather stark contrast between who I was and who I am. I found this old entry today from just over a year ago, and it made me laugh.
Dear Past Self,
Surprise! You turned into one of those crazy M-trail runner people, at least in part. Then you went even crazier and trained for the marathon and ran that. Now you're grumpy because the half marathon you plan to run on Saturday might have to be canceled due to smoke (though the forecast is looking better, so hopefully not). Your goal is to keep a 13+ mile base at all times so you can run a half marathon at will, without having to train. Saturday morning breakfast runs are one of the highlights of your week. You lost over 40lbs and only gained a little bit back after the marathon, and it's going away again already. You really did well for yourself when it comes to making a massive, positive change. Thanks for doing that!
Hopefully in another year you'll have another marathon and more races under your belt. It seems like these changes are going to stick.
Love,
Yourself.
Dear Past Self,
Surprise! You turned into one of those crazy M-trail runner people, at least in part. Then you went even crazier and trained for the marathon and ran that. Now you're grumpy because the half marathon you plan to run on Saturday might have to be canceled due to smoke (though the forecast is looking better, so hopefully not). Your goal is to keep a 13+ mile base at all times so you can run a half marathon at will, without having to train. Saturday morning breakfast runs are one of the highlights of your week. You lost over 40lbs and only gained a little bit back after the marathon, and it's going away again already. You really did well for yourself when it comes to making a massive, positive change. Thanks for doing that!
Hopefully in another year you'll have another marathon and more races under your belt. It seems like these changes are going to stick.
Love,
Yourself.