Stalled

I ran this morning. For those of you that know me that shouldn't come as a surprise. But, truth be told, I haven't been faithful to my training lately. You might say I've stalled. Lately I've just been under-motivated to get out there. I've been going to be late and then waking up too late to run and get to the church at a reasonable hour. A number of other things have contributed to my lack of diligence, but the face is that I've just stalled out in my training. What happens when you're stalled? You put on weight that you've lost. Muscles tighten up and you lose that tone they had gained. Your diet, if you're like me, gets out of whack. Mood declines too as the exercise is actually a mood enhancer.

I've decided on a solution to my stalled running.... I'm going to run! GENIUS! A few weeks ago I bought a book. "Runner's World Guide to Road Racing." It has several training plans. Since I've stalled out and I'm once again out of shape, I'm going to do the beginner's training. It's a 6 week plan to train for a 5k. Then I'm going to do the intermediate, 6 week plan. Then the advanced 6 week plan. Then I'll tackle the 10k training programs; beginner, intermediate and advanced. Then... well I decide later on the 1/2 marathon and marathon training. Right now, I'm going to begin again as a beginner.

This morning I logged 2 miles of running and one of warm up and cool down. Day one complete!

What about you? Where have you stalled in your life. One study indicates that we all stall our in our faith journey as well. What step will you take to get beyond the stall? Bible Study? A class on Faith issues? Commit to weekly worship? Invest your energies in volunteering? Invest your income in giving? Whatever it is take a step.

Need an accountability partner? Email my your next step in fitness, faith, or personal life. Outline a plan and send me a copy. I promise to call, email, text or tweet to hold you accountable. You can do the same for me.