Just to add to my last post, Tim and I's super friends, Micheal and Erica Chatman asked me to come work out with them today. I said I would be there by 9:40am and I was. Ready to go.
We did a bit of stretching and went right into a 2-ish mile walk/run WITH HILLS! Now, I'm not just talking a wimpy Gainesville style hill, I am talking a frickin' 70 degree angle. We were walking the straightaways and jogging the curves. And we were going up that hill. Jogging. Until the last loop when we SPRINTED up the hill. That steep one I mentioned before.
Micheal had 2 rules. No stopping and no complaining. At one point, I did have to give out a hearty "eff dash dash dash" but quickly apologized. My breathing is terrible, I had a cramp and damn it, running up hill is hard. Running period is hard!
I did it, though. Ran through the mailbox, started running at the street sign, and ran through the stop sign. I even gave it a little more through the last leg of the running, cause damn, I wanted it to be over quicker!
This is accountability at it's best. Getting there. Working hard. Not letting anyone down. I wanted to wuss out. Lord knows I wanted to walk up that darn hill. I didn't. Micheal wouldn't have let me anyway. And if there was ever a chance of us doing this again, my best bet was to not quit! Accountability is just that. Not quitting when it matters most. Realizing people are cheering you on. I don't want to let my 5's of fans down!
I appreciate the Chatman's a ton today for turning me into a lightweight fighter. I have more in me. My calendar is about to fill up with fellow worker-outers who have offered to walk or exercise with me. It will also be my chance to pay it forward, and hold THEM accountable.
Go girl, goooooooo!! Love this post.
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