I am not in any way, shape, or form a sports minded individual, however I am working on conditioning myself to be ready to participate in a local 5k this fall.
Since I have lost nearly 200# I decided to challenge myself and go outside of my comfort zone and involve myself in this first ever for me sports endeavor. This decision is so outside my comfort zone that my sons, daughter-in-law, wife, grandson, and even our dogs will be joining me.
I have been training on my treadmill for a couple weeks and have achieved the 5k (3.1miles), but slower than I like. 
Why do I push myself for this self-imposed time and distance goal? Simple, if you do not challenge yourself, you will never grow.
73.33 minutes is slower than I want. I have set a goal of 60-65 minutes to reach the 5k marker. I am a sweaty mess after I complete this daily task, but have a great sense of accomplishment as this is something I never thought of accomplishing and am really proud of myself that I have accepted this challenge
Growth can be a mental state, a spiritual state, a physical state, or simply a state of well-being and self-worth, I encourage everyone of you to look for something that is a challenge to you, something that is outside of your comfort zone, formulate a plan of attack and go for it.
We have been given so many opportunities and so many avenues to explore we are doing ourselves an injustice if we do not attempt new things. Will we succeed at everything, of course not; but if you do not start and attempt you will never know what you can do!
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