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How Believing in Myself Helped Me Conquer a Marathon

02/05/2015 by fellowflowers Leave a Comment

Written by Turquoise Fellow Flower, Kimberly Wilderspin, Cedarville, MI

Kimberly WI never imagined I would run a marathon. Then again, I never imagined I would get a divorce. In my case, the timing of these two events were synchronous with each other. I had started running 3 years ago (2012), running my first 5K with a group of co-workers—incredible women—I was instantly hooked.

Learning About Myself and Committing to 26.2

I didn’t venture too much out of my comfort zone that year, mainly sticking with 5K races. The following season, in 2013, I decided to branch out a little. I pushed myself a little further, learned about myself in the process of self-determination and inner strength. It was that year I accomplished my first 10K and first half marathon. Still, running a marathon seemed unattainable to me. How any one person could run 26.2 miles in a single trek was beyond me. That was until a friend of mine, a fellow runner, planted the seed in my mind of us running the Detroit Marathon in 2014.

Fear and doubt has a way of creeping in and keeping oneself from accomplishing goals. I pushed those emotions aside as I hopped online at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, officially registering for my first marathon. I knew as soon as I registered, I knew what color flower I would be proudly displaying in my hair that October day—Turquoise—Believe. In that moment, I truly believed in me.

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Filed Under: Anthem Blog, Declare It Day, Featured Flower, General, Inspiration, Running Tagged With: Believe, Commit, Crush, Detroit, Half Marathon, marathon, running, Training, Turquoise

Ready to Achieve for Declare It Day 2015

02/03/2015 by fellowflowers Leave a Comment

Written by Fellow Flower, Walisa Dickson, Brunswick, OH

Walisa

I declared it. I focused on it. I did it! Goal accomplished (with a smile)!

On Declare It Day (DID) 2014, I declared to run my first full marathon at the Detroit Free Press Marathon event. I registered on January 1, 2014. Writing my declaration on a certificate, taking a picture and declaring it online in front of thousands of other women made it SUPER real.

 

My 2014 Journey and Preparing for 2015

The journey to the full marathon event day was exciting, motivating, over-anticipated and stressful. The journey and lessons learned will help me prepare for Declare It Day 2015 (February 7, 2015).

I plan to participate in DID 2015 because the courage, strength and amount of support I gained from DID 2014 was phenomenal. The declaration I made remained in my mind the entire time I trained, which provided a bit of a push and didn’t allow me to give up. DID 2014 also helped me stay focused.

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Filed Under: Anthem Blog, Declare It Day, Declare It Day, Inspiration, Running Tagged With: Commit, Courage, Crush, Detroit, goals, marathon, Ohio, Strength, Training

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