Friends Motivate

I was exhausted, but I still managed to wake up a little after 6AM in order to get running by 6:30AM. I wanted to give myself enough time to stretch and wake up. I was supposed to meet my friend James around 6:40AM along my usual route, but I got out of the house a little later. Whoops. The funny thing is that I had a dream the night before about missing my run with James and I felt super bad. But alas the alarm went off, and I had plenty of time to make it.

I am glad to have people in my life that motivate me. I wanted to run this morning before my dentist appointment, but I would have easily slept in and skipped it if I didn't have to meet someone. That's why it's good to surround yourself with good people who make you a better person. Sure I am a determined person, but even I slack off. So ultimately, good friends motivate you to do good things.

Update on my knee, etc.....well, I started running hoping for the best, and to be honest, I was in a bit of pain from the beginning. But this time it wasn't my knee, or my stomach. It was more of my hip. It was an odd pain and I almost would have rather had the knee pain (probably because I was more familiar with that pain). I could have easily walked, or gone back home, but again.....I had to meet someone and I was determined. I was going to finish this run no matter what (but I did sort of pray that I wouldn't have to walk when with my friend). So I ran, and it ended up being a great run. I survived, and the pain wasn't all that horrible.

The bad news is that it sort of hurt to walk around today. Occasionally I get a sharp pain. It's okay though. I realized today that I have to stop complaining about some things in my life. There are other people out there having struggles, and mine are not that bad.

But back to the main subject line. Friends Motivate. They really do. I see my friends doing great things and I am so glad. They make me want to be a better person.

I am getting better at running through the pain and not giving up. So even though I usually run to think and get away, it was nice to run with someone and have a different experience.

Runaway Girl