If at first you don't succeed...

Those of you who know me know that I'm a person who loves structure and thrives on routine.  When something happens that throws a wrench into my daily schedule, I'm taken for a loop.  And that's exactly what happened about two weeks ago.

I was going along pretty well with the marathon training when a winter cold took hold of me, and knocked me down.  I tried to continue the training schedule for the first couple of days, then the cold started affecting my breathing, and it became difficult to breathe while completing normal tasks and nearly impossible to breathe while running.  So I took a break from training to get over the cold and breathing problems.

Well, the week turned into nearly two, and then I was out of the "training routine" and it became easier to do other things than to take time out of my daily to tasks to devote time to running.  Added to that, winter weather came, making it easier still to stay inside the warm, cozy house.  But the good news is:  today I've gotten back on the treadmill and have started again! 

There are a lot of excuses I can make to put off getting back to the training schedule (the holidays and all that accompanies the chaos of it for one), but I'm again determined to finish what I started!  Proudly I announce that I just finished a two-mile run(walk) at the gym...if at first you don't succeed...try, try, again!