Quote Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl View Post
when you really get down to the core of it, it is monumentally important not too forget to look back along the way, and see how far you have come. That is what this part of the journey should be about. Who am I as an athlete?

I couldn't agree more. I started out walking long distances as training for a charity walk that I did. Then I just kept going. Walking turned to running. I've now completed 5 (albiet slow) half marathons, with another one this year. I also made the decision about 5 months ago to jump into triathlons.

Last year when I first started running, it was a struggle to get in a 13:30 minute mile. Now I can run a mile in under 10 minutes. I ran 3.5 miles yesterday at a 10:25 minute pace. I'm still not quite where I want to be, and sometimes that bums me out, but I just try to remember how far I've come and then I'm just amazed