Obstacles

As with swimming, the absolute hardest thing about running is to stop doing whatever you are doing and just go running (or swimming). There is a powerful inside voice that tries to persuade you to go tomorrow instead: you are tired, too much work, something hurts, too hot, too cold, rainy. 

It took me years to tame that voice and now I never miss a swim practice unless it is absolutely impossible for me to go. 

Since I started running two weeks ago, I have not missed a day, even though the program recommends (flat out tells you) to do it every other day. I decided that because I'm currently running such short distances, I could just go running every day to speed up my training process. Today it was raining and the inside voice was kicking and screaming to stay put and skip the day. Voice silenced: run completed.