Here's a story...of a very sad lady

[john28]

One of the easiest goals to set (which I have) is to enter a run race by the end of the month.

Whatever you want - 1 mile, 5k, 10k. Doesn't matter. You'll push yourself not to disappoint yourself working up to the race. It's only 1 month! And only $20-$40!

Ask your kids to be there to cheer you on. They'll be thrilled to see mom in a race, a change of pace! No matter what they'll be proud of you.

It takes roughly two weeks for a new habit to stick, at least for me. After that, if you stay with it another 4 weeks it becomes routine. Just start running 4-5 times a week, it's easy to do it, just wake up 30 minutes earlier. You can even do these runs on the day your kids aren't with you.

Personally, I'm entering a 5k. I ran ~5:35 miles 10 years ago. I haven't run since. I'm broke the 6:00 barrier after just two weeks.