First run in 9 months

**I was going to wait until Saren posted her first post to blog again... but I just couldn't I had to share**

Last night (May 9) I ran for the first time in 9 months.

I've been counting down this day for the last 12 weeks. I had been anticipating this day with the same enthusiasm as I had when I was ready to get back into the gym at 6 weeks.

It was a mental thing. I think I was physically more prepared for my run than I was mentally. Mentally I feel like I still have a torn ACL. Physically I am surpassing all protocol requirements. Everyone is beyond impressed with the leaps and bounds I've come.

I've had personal goals throughout this whole process. Since day 1 back in August. I've slipped a few times. Haven't met my goals in the timeline I had origionally set. But, instead of giving up. I re-adjusted my goal and have met every single one since them. @ 6 weeks I wanted to be back in the gym. Check. @ 12 weeks I wanted to be running. Check.

I'm queen of saying "I can't" or " I don't think I can do that" TrainerBoy always gets annoyed. I think I say outloud that I don't think I can. So that if I can't do it I don't look like a failure. I'm not doing myself any good by putting myself down. I can do hard things So the next time TrainerBoy asks me to do quad extensions with 90lbs on the bar I will do it, cause I can do hard things.

My next milestone is week 24. I will to be doing sport specific drills. *cutting, pivoting, planting, jumping, etc* I have no doubt in my mind that with the determination I have I will blow this out of the water.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

~ Bruce Jenner

Lachele