Trying some new things...

So today has been quite a day for me...

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was convinced to commit to running in the SLC Marathon's 5k. I know how far I can run on a treadmill, and I know the time I put into exercise. But I was a little unsure about running this. The main hurdle was just committing to it. Which I luckily got over, with the help of my friend. But the second hurdle was the weather. I'm not afraid of cold air or bad weather. However, I do have issues with exercising in it.
I've had asthma since I was a very little girl. And while I used to struggle with the problems that come to most people with asthma. I really don't have problems with it anymore. I've learned what I can and can't do and I usually stay within those boundaries. But exerting myself in the cold can put me into a full bloan asthma attack, and that scared me.
But in the last few weeks, our spring like weather has disappeared and been replaced by an extremely long winter. As the day has been drawing near, I found myself checking weather forecasts and panic would set in. After I finally committed to doing this, I started to get very excited about it, and it became very important for me to accomplish it. But to me, it didn't seem good enough just to finish, I wanted to run the whole thing.
Well, I tried to take every precaution available to try to keep myself warm enough and even keep the breath going into my lungs warm. But as it turned out...in the 40 degree weather, I was ok. I showed up early and tried to aclimate my lungs to the cold air (worrying only slightly when I saw my breath in the cold) and I just decided I would plug along.
Happily, I finished the race in just over 35 minutes, which is about how fast I run on a treadmill, which surprised me. But the most important thing is that I finished it. I couldn't be happier, or more tired, since I didn't sleep at all last night because I was so nervous.

Then later in the morning, I had my first experience coaching one of my boys soccer teams. I have never done this before. I've been team Mom, and even assisted the coach before, making sure substitutions happen at even intervalls. But this time I am incharge. YIKES!
But shockingly this actually went well also. This wasn't something I wanted to do, but there wasn't a coach for the team, and no other parents wanted to do it. So, I took on that challenge (not that I don't have a million other things I'm trying to do. ha,ha.) and I think that I may be greatful that I did. It wasn't so bad.

I have heard a saying before that I really liked

You can do Hard things...

I think today I realized that I really can. Yay me!!!!