I am not ready, but I'm going to do it anyway

Have you ever had shin splints? If you haven't let me describe them for you. It feels like the calf muscles are detaching them selves from my shins. It feels like my legs are being ripped open. Every step was excruciating pain. My calves twisted in knots screaming as I try to get my ass home. Shin Splints are a nightmare. I know these are shin splints because I had them in high school when I ran track. Yes,I ran track. I ran the 100 and 200 yard dash. I quit though. It wasn't that I wasn't good it was that I was lazy and I didn't do the work I needed to do. But that is a story for an other day.

So my 5K training has been slow. But I have a week left and I am going to go out there and try again and again and again. I just have to make sure to stretch better and take it slow.

I don't care if I don't run the whole thing. I know I wont. I just want to do it and beat my last time. My last one I did in 52 minutes. I want to take 5 minutes off of that and I will be happy. Once again Austin will be joining me. He cracks my up. But he likes it and I think that is great. Now if only I had his energy. Then I could get it done a lot easier. Either way i am going to be proud of myself for doing it.

I also started something else this week. I am learning to drive teams of horses. I am working with a guy Dave works with and he is teaching me how to do it. My first show is in Peru, In. on June 30th. I am excited and a little scared. There is a lot more practice I need to get in. So next weekend I am going to be GONE! But I'll tell you what, I haven't felt this good in a while. I like feeling like I have a purpose and I love it when that purpose has to do with horses. I don't think I will place this year, but that is OK. It's my first year. But watch out world you never know what it is I can do!

Dear God, Thank You for today. Thank You for loving me and guiding me. sometimes I forget that you truly are the guiding light in my life. I never would have gotten into this with the horses if it wasn't for You. Thank You for helping me to confess my issues and helping me find the people I need to talk to to help me stand tall. God please be with me this week and this next weekend. Give me strength to finish the 5K. Please be with my Grandma Kelly and my Uncle Marlin. They are both in need of comfort. In Your name we pray. Amen