"When I'm not
working, I am the laziest person. I can literally lie on a couch and watch
television for 15 hours. I hate people who say 'Oh, I’m addicted to working
out', I just want to punch those people in the face." -Jennifer Lawrence
Maybe I’m the only one that can relate to this statement,
but come on, how can you be addicted to RUNNING?! You know what I’m addicted
to? Cookie dough. I think that’s more normal.
If you know anything about me you know that I dread exercise
almost as much as I love food, which is a very bad combination. But almost a
year ago I did something that I thought I would never be able to do— I completed
a half marathon. It’s true that I was slow and that I did have to stop to walk
multiple times, but the point is I did it.
And no matter how much I hated it, that experience taught me
an important lesson. It taught me that hard work can break the boundaries we
put on ourselves. I’ve always told myself that I’m not an athlete, and whenever
someone tried to convince me to go running or join track I told them “it wasn’t
my thing.” I may not be what you would stereotypically label as an athlete, but
when I worked hard I did something that I said I couldn’t do countless times.
Next item on the
bucket list? Run a full marathon.
That is so impressive! I share your dislike of exercise...so that really is something to be proud of. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI think if I had to run for my life I probably would die. I hate running and have no endurance for it. The most I ran was a mile for warm up during my high school track years, where I pole vaulted. That killed me and I would have to take the first like thirty minutes to recover before I could pole vault.
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