Eek! A Week!

Well, today marks one week until the BIG DAY. And I am nervous! Intellectually, I know I am capable of finishing a 5k. Ive ran that distance before, I can run it again. So why am I nervous? I think because this is a big deal for me as a person. It will be the first time I will ever participate in any sort of organized sporting event. Ever. As a kid, I wasn’t involved in anything the least bit physical (save for one or two years of dance in elementary school… taught by 15 year olds). But no sports teams, no track meets. Nothing. I have always felt (and even been told by a few different people) that I am not athlete material. Im not a runner. I shouldn’t even TRY to see if there might be something active that I enjoy doing, because that’s not “who I am”. And I believed them. And sometimes I still do believe them. I think this event will be a tangible reminder that I AM capable. That I CAN run if I want to, and that living an active life IS part of who I am.