What a difference three years make

I am un-apologetically me.

I have been a runner now for three years and I have come so far.

Back then....

I worried about every single little thing.
how fast I was going
how slow I was going
how fast my friends were going
how slow my friends were going
will that ache and pain turn into an injury
if I eat this that and the other, will it affect my run
what should I wear
am I a *real* runner if I do run/walk
should I listen to music
can I run 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 miles a half marathon
will I ever lose weight from running
if I miss a run, then I will be *behind* in my training
I can't do it
I don't want to do it
I won't do it

My oh my oh my.

Three years.  5 5K's,  one 5 mile Turkey Trot, 2 10K's, a mud run, a duathlon (run/bike/run) and 4 half marathons later.....I have become a much different runner from the over-analytical, too-much thinking, negative-Nelly runner that I WAS.

I love love love the runner that I am NOW.

Embracing the way I run, enjoying the outdoors, loving my body for what it is able to do and not whining bitching moaning about what it can't do.

Pushing beyond my before-perceived limits, both mentally and physically.

Embracing me for being ME.

I cannot wait to see what 2013 brings my runner self.