Overcoming the Challenges

It is inevitable that when you begin a Genius Hour project, you will face challenges and obstacles along the way. However, the most important thing to look back on is how you overcame those challenges. When I took on the goal of running a half marathon by October, I knew that I would face obstacles when trying to achieve my goal. No matter the running goal, there are always bumps in the road that you must conquer.

For me, my challenge right now is finding the time to train. With school, volunteering, and trying to work as many nights a week as I can, working out cannot always be my priority. I have always been the type of person that will work extremely hard at school in order to achieve good marks and with the pressure of finding a full time job now that I am so close to graduating, volunteering has become important to me as well. Because of my efforts to work hard at these two major parts of my life, running does slip through the cracks sometimes.

One of the reasons that I decided to do running as part of my Genius Hour project was that I wanted to make an effort to find the time to workout, even when life got busy. This has proved more challenging than I would have thought. While I do make time to run 3-4 times a week right now, I do find it challenging to add longer distances to my training because for one, it takes much more time to do so and additionally, the weather in the winter is not ideal for running long distances. This results in my having to run on the treadmill and while running on the treadmill is great for up to 6km, it is hard for me to get my mind around running longer distances on it.

Something that I would really like to work towards for the rest of my time doing this Genius Hour is finding the time to run longer distances, even if it is just once a week. By doing this, I will be able to work my way towards my goal of running 21km overtime. I am confident that as the weather continues to get warmer, I will enjoy spending my time running outside and it will become a time when I can take a break from the other busy parts of my life.

While I am confident that I will be able to achieve my goal in the end, I did want to write this blog post to discuss the challenges that I've been facing while training. Reaching a goal is never going to be easy and there will never be a road towards a goal that does not include bumps along the way. Despite these bumps, it is important to have a positive attitude and to have a growth mindset. I strongly believe that if I do this, I will be successful and will be able to conquer any challenge that comes at me along the way.

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