I’ve Run A Mile A Day For Over A Year — Here’s How It’s Changed Me “Over the year, I’ve felt my legs get stronger and my endurance grow. But, more than anything, my confidence and sense of self has changed. I set a goal and I did it.”
My five-year-old must have heard my sneakers pounding on the wood floor because she emerged from her bedroom and sat masked on the top step watching and clapped every time I ran by. Step-by-step, and lap-by-lap, she moved down the stairs as her clapping continued. My other daughter followed her lead and went to the kitchen and banged a spoon on a pot each time I passed. My husband held our dog so she wouldn’t try to chase me.
I continued my house-bound laps throughout the isolation and quarantine. Each time, my family cheered me on and it became the event of our monotonous days at home. After three rounds of tests and 20 long masked days, my husband, older daughter, and I remained negative for Covid-19. While the original goal of running was to do something for me, I didn’t realize how much of a family undertaking the streak had become. My kids counted the days of the streak and prepared for my one-year celebration. My husband, who’s been a distance runner for years, was my biggest fan. When I ran in a snowstorm, he pointed out that he’d never done that. When my alarm would go off at 5:30 a.m.
The goal was not about how long I ran, but instead the goal was to set a goal. In my 40s, with kids, a full-time job, and the busyness of life, I realized who I could be when I eliminated excuses, dug deep within myself, and embraced possibility.
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