Half-Marathon Mental Prep: Singing Along to Robbie W. & Take That

First Half-Year of  2013 Nike+ Stats

My headset is on, and I'm listening to Robbie Williams, and Take That albums to put me in a positive mood - outside it's grey, wet (drizzle of rain) and cold.  While I drink my coffee, I study my Nike+ stats for 2013.

Before 2012 ended, I planned that I'll be running  a specific monthly distance, that will round off my Nike+ stats of distance ran to a total of 2013 kilometers by the end of 2013.

I am trying not to be discouraged or be too hard on myself, that I have not been very consistent with my running 4 times a week to reach the kilometers per week I need to reach the goal I set.

Looking closely though at my stats from last year, since I begun using Nike+, it shows me how much I have improved:

I am running - soon to celebrate my 2nd Runniversary!  This fact alone is a huge achievement, that I should NEVER take for granted.  Not only running but running long distances I could not have imagined when I was a little girl of 10 years old.

It was at that age I remember being fascinated with running, but not having enough confidence to think I can be a runner. I fell a lot, and during sports I got hit a lot on the face during ball games. Not very encouraging for a quiet book-worm kind of girl, I was. It only reinforced my behaviour of sinking my head in books than hold my head up high in sports class.

As always, I discover how I still keep losing focus on what's most important.  I am working hard on empowering myself with what I've achieved and use that to fuel me on to reach for what I aspire.

Most of all ENJOY THE RUNNING MOMENTS. Not focus too much on the stats - it's there to help me; I should use it to guide me but I should not be a slave to them.

Be in a positive zone, a positive running flow, like I've experienced during my run, which I've documented in my blog: Think 42!

Nike+ stats of 2012 - I won the Nike+ Sportswatch with GPS in August

I know that I have it in me to be a strong runner, I just need more patience, and I will shine ( to my own eyes!).

Meanwhile, I sing along at the top of my lungs (well in my head at least!) and let these affirmations sink in my soul. 

On Sunday, at my next half-marathon, I'll be sharing this passion together with hundreds - an event to remind me clearly why I run: to have fun and celebrate life through running!

"Strong"
 My breath smells of a thousand fags
And when I'm drunk I dance like me Dad
I've started to dress a bit like him

Early morning when I wake up
I look like Kiss but without the make up
And that's a good line to take it to
The bridge

And you know and you know
Cos my life's a mess
And I'm trying to grow so before
I'm old I'll confess
You think that I'm strong you're wrong
You're wrong
I'll sing my song my song my song

My bed's full of takeaways and fantasies
Of easy lays
The pause button's broke on my video
And is this real cos I feel fake
Oprah Winfrey Ricki Lake
Teach me things I don't need to know

And you know and you know
Cos my life's a mess
And it's starting to show so before
I'm old I'll confess
You think that I'm strong you're wrong
You're wrong
I'll sing my song my song my song

If I did it all again I'd be a nun
The rain was never cold when I was young
I'm still young we're still young
Life's too short to be afraid
Step inside the sun

And you know and you know
Cos my life's a mess
And I'm trying to grow

And you know and you know
Cos my life's a mess
And I'm trying to grow

And you know and you know
Cos my life's a mess
And I'm trying to grow

You think that I'm strong you're wrong
You're wrong
I'll sing my song my song my song

You think that I'm strong you're wrong
You're wrong
I'll sing my song my song my song

Life's too short to be afraid
So take a pill to numb the pain
You don't have to take the blame

Life's too short to be afraid
So take a pill to numb the pain
You don't have to take the blame

Life's too short to be afraid
So take a pill to numb the pain
You don't have to take the blame

"Patience"
Just have a little patience
I'm still hurting from a love I lost,
I'm feeling your frustration,
Any minute all the pain will stop,
Just don't be close inside your arms tonight,
don't be to hard on my emotions.

Cause I need time,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while im still healing,
Just try and have a little patience.

I really wanna start over again,
I know you wanna be my salvation,
The one that I can always depend,
I'll try to be strong, believe me,
I'm trying to move on,
It's complicated, but understand me,

Cause I need time,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while im still healing,
Just try and have a little patience Yeah,
Have a little patience, Yeah

Cause this scar runs so deep,
Its been hard,
But I have to believe me,

Have a little patience,
Have a little patience,

Cause I, I just need time,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while I'm still healing,
Just try and have a little patience,

Have a little patience,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while I'm still healing,
Just try and have a little...

  
"Shine"
You, you're such a big star to me
You're everything I wanna be
But you're stuck in a hole and I want you to get out
I don't know what there is to see
But I know it's time for you to leave
We're all just pushing along
Trying to figure it out, out, out.

All your anticipation pulls you down
When you can have it all, you can have it all.

So come on, come on, get it on
Don't know what you're waiting for
Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey
So come on
See the light on your face
Let it shine
Just let it shine
Let it shine.

Stop being so hard on yourself
It's not good for your health
I know that you can change
So clear your head and come round
You only have to open your eyes
You might just get a big surprise
And it may feel good and you might want to smile, smile, smile.

Don't you let your demons pull you down
'Cause you can have it all, you can have it all.

Hey let me know you
You're all that matters to me
Hey let me show you
You're all that matters to me.

Hey let me love you
You're all that matters to me
Hey so come on yeah
Shine all your light over me.