A big adventure starts with one small step

Last August I registered for a race, for this August. I normally don't plan that far ahead but it really sells out that fast! {Race info here}  I made a promise to myself that this would be the race I would be 100% trained and ready for.  So I sit here tonight 57 days out and I'm not ready.
I recently started to a new fitness routine.  One that I've never even thought of trying before.  I love it!  I'm seeing results and it's helping me become braver and faster.
Fifty seven days, that's what I have until I conquer my most difficult race ever.  Can I do it? Of course I can! 
Today's training run was hot.  Honestly getting over my fear of the woods has been very trying.  I'm always thinking about mountain lions (are there mountain lions in Indiana?), bears, crazy Hannibal Lector types. Today I just enjoyed nature.  The birds, I'm not sure if I scared them more or they me.  Wondering if that was poison Ivy I just stepped (I'm still not sure!).
Life is an adventure.  You can sit on the couch or you can run outside and enjoy it. I'm choosing to enjoy it!