Just for the fun of it. - Not Your Average Mom

Once you are an athlete, it’s difficult to participate in any sort of competition without putting a little pressure on yourself.

Well, it is for me, anyway.

I have never run a race or competed in a triathlon without setting one (or five) goals and stressing about meeting all of them.

Not until today.

Today I ran a half marathon.

I ran it with a couple friends.

I have no idea what my time was.

I don’t know what place I came in.

I didn’t stress about a single thing.

In fact, I forgot my iPod.

Two years ago, this would have sent me into a tailspin.

Run 13 miles?

Without music???

But today I didn’t really care.

I was doing it for the experience.

To hear the crowd, to see the beach, to smell the salt water.

To have fun.

And you know what?

I did just that.

I had a great morning.

This learning-to-relax-and-just-enjoying-the-ride-thing,

well,

it doesn’t suck.

Trying new things isn’t scary.

It’s exciting.

And fun.

And I can’t wait for the next new adventure.

Number 1! Please keep me there!

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