I DID SOMETHING THAT MADE ME WILDLY UNCOMFORTABLE… AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED

This time last week, I made a decision to do something that pushed me waaaaaay outside my comfort zone. But the thing about me is, I never shy away from a challenge once I set my mind to something. No matter how uncomfortable it is. 

To be honest I’ve always lived with the mantra “I hate cardio” and aside from the ‘running’ that goes on at Barry’s Bootcamp or in HIIT classes that I attend on occasion, I literally do not ‘run’. 

But last Wednesday night I headed to Venice Beach, California to participate in my first ever run club! 

I could’ve come up with a million reasons not to go, or why I couldn’t ‘run’ - I’ve had two knee surgeries, I have a bone spur in my big toe which actually makes running painful and as previously mentioned, I am not by any means ‘cardio fit’. 

But I made a commitment to myself… I’m committed to improving myself, even if it’s 1% better every day. So even when I found out it was a 4.5mile (7.2km) run, I showed up!

One of the mantras I live by, is ‘get comfortable in the uncomfortable’. Growth is a core value of mine and for the longest time I didn’t challenge myself with my training enough because I was living in a state of perpetual burnout. 

I didn’t have the energy to train like an athlete, because I was mentally and emotionally exhausted. By the time it came to training, all I had left was to go through the motions. 

That all changed two years ago, when I decided that my body was capable of so much more than just healing. I wanted to be performing at my optimal, and choose me. That meant letting go of a lot of things that were draining my energy, causing my nervous system to live in chaos and reassess my priorities. It also took a massive mindset shift in stepping into my worth. Actually embracing the truth that I am worth having my needs met and being taken care of. 

So, 6.30pm at a random parking lot in Venice Beach, I show up to Run Club… and you know what? 

I did it!! I ran the entire way, without stopping! 

Anyone who knows me, will know what a massive feat this was (especially considering I’d done my 340lb/154kg sled run for leg day in the am haha). 

Honestly, as much as it was uncomfortable, and I woke up with my muscles aching at 3am, I made friends, had an incredible experience running along Venice Beach at sunset and best of all I honoured my commitment to myself…

Because I’m worth showing up for! 

Remember, you are always your best investment, the magic is made when you overcome the mindset that is keeping you from showing up as the version of yourself you were made to be.