It was close to 2 weeks since I had been running, even though it wasn't exactly consistent. I tried my best to keep up, doing more stretching, and physiotherapy.
Never did I think I'll be doing my 5km soon (even though I keep telling myself I'll eventually do it). It was somewhere in the middle of my run when I hear this mantra in my head.
"Do you want to lean against the wall and be comfortable or push against the wall and breakthrough"
With that I decided to really talk and share about what I was going through, to remind myself to always keep working towards the next high, and also the 3 things that I feel it was important to help me check off the next milestone and many ahead in the future.
Plan, schedule and be consistent
Be flexible with your expectations, reduce your friction to show up
Acknowledge, and celebrate the milestones and your progress