The first mile of any run I do is the hardest.  It’s the time when I’m most likely to turn around and head home.  Why?

It’s the time I need to find my pace, my stride, my groove.  I need to give my lungs, my legs, my arms and my feet time to adjust to the shock of getting out of bed and into the cool morning air. And I need to tune in to the voices of my running coaches, mentors and physio; “breathe 2, 3, 4” “pockets to socket” “lengthen your stride” “lift your feet” “engage your glutes” “engage, engage, engage”.

Running to train for an event (half marathon in my case) isn’t as easy as just simply running.  I need to train to ensure I can go the distance without injury or damage.

And relationships are like that too.  We start off a little apprehensive until we find our groove and then we settle into it.  But what happens when we receive an injury or some damage? Life throws us curve balls all the time and how we respond to them can determine the longevity, or not, of our relationships.

Asking for help from a Relationships Expert isn’t a sign of weakness.  It’s a sign that you want to go the distance and have strategies in place to keep you strong and able to withstand the curve balls.

It’s knowing that even when you have to run up a hill, as long as you keep running, no matter how slow, you’ll get to the top and then it gets comfortable again.  It’s about remembering what you’ve learned so that you don’t cause yourself an injury and it’s about applying those lessons, time after time after time.

If you really want to go the distance, an expert, coach or mentor is worth the initial discomfort.

The first mile really is the hardest.

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