When All Else Fails

When all else fails, do what feels good!  Stay true to yourself and remember that this too shall pass! This post seems a bit cliche, but lately, the last 5 days to be exact, I've had more anxiety over things that are out of my control than I remember feeling in a very long time.  So I'm reminding myself to take deep breaths, ride the ride, and do what feels good, which for me is RUNNING.  Well, running and eating some dark chocolate, but not in that particular order.  Exciting news can also be overwhelming, especially when there are unknowns involved.  Sunday morning I woke up way too early for a Sunday, so I took that energy and went for a run.  3.2 miles made me clear my head and feel more relaxed about decisions that are being made right now.  I also decided to take this anxious energy and sign up for a 10K in two weeks.  TWO WEEKS!!! Considering the only running I've done all summer has been 1-2 miles a few times a week on the treadmill  dreadmill, it's time to kick it in high gear and get outside for a few miles.  But I've told myself that this 10K is just a nice, easy run.  I'm not going for a PR, my only goal is to finish and feel good about doing the race.  My last 10K was in April (Cooper River Bridge) and I ran that with a backpack on full of stuff, so I should be able to do atleast as well as  I did then!