The Active Artist

I’ve been pretty quiet the past couple of months. There’s been a lot of personal turmoil going on with my weight loss efforts that put me in a hole I’ve been struggling to get out of. What I’ve been keeping quiet about was the Baltimore Half Marathon coming up. I never really got to train for it like I had planned and a month ago I decided I wasn’t going to do it. 

I think deep down inside I knew that as it got closer to race day it would be harder and harder to quit. So, of course, a week before race day I decided that even if I had to walk the entire thing, on October 15th I would be participating in my first half marathon. 

5 days from now I’ll be waking up, pulling on my sneakers, and heading out the door to complete my first half marathon. For me, it’s more than just a half marathon. It’s a slap in the face to bring me back to the reality that I’m not done losing weight yet. I have a long way to go before I get to a comfortable weight. 

It’s time to see what I’m made of. Conventional? No. Smart? Not really. Inspirational? For me, yes. It’s time to become my own inspiration.