Running – Reconnected: Still Me. Still Strong

I’m heading into week six of my half-marathon training.

Around week four, I noticed something.

Not a dramatic shift. Not a breakthrough moment.

Just a quiet awareness — my legs are getting stronger, I am getting stronger.

There’s a grounded steadiness now that wasn’t there at the beginning. And I know it isn’t just from the running. The daily yoga. The targeted strength training. The consistency. The mindset.  It’s all contributing.

On running days, I shorten my yoga practice.
On non-running days, I go longer and add strength training.

Week six, though? It’s getting harder.

The distances and times are longer. Today was 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. In the last 5 years, that is a big improvement for me.

I can’t say I feel stronger every single run.

But I am more determined than ever.  When I feel it get tough, “I am a strong and vibrant runner” is repeated out loud, (along with a few other words, not to be published) and it gets me through.

I’m pushing through what’s uncomfortable, because that’s where I reconnect with the best version of me I remember.

Where I prove to myself I’m still me, I’m here.

Where strength becomes something I feel again – not just something I say.

Where in your life are you reconnecting with your strength again? I’d love to hear.