5k and Self Forgiveness

Yesterday I did my second 5k.. My one goal was to beat my time from last month. I wasn't able to due to nasty cramping in my legs. I was talking with a friend after the race and she mentioned that it was warmer than last time and asked if I was well hydrated, I guess I should have been drinking water the day before the race, not just prior to the race. Well, I guess that is where self forgiveness comes in.. It wasn't my best run, I need to continue to train and work hard, continue to fuel my body and convince myself that its ok.. I think I have realized that its easy to forgive other people but difficult to forgive myself.  I was talking with a friend once about losing weight and I was telling her that so often in the past I would slack off, either eat something bad or not exercise to my full capability and I would just say well I screwed up so I guess it really doesn't matter if I just screw it up the rest of the day, and really mess up big. This time is different, I tell myself its ok, there is always the next meal where I can eat well, there is always tomorrow where I can work harder at the gym.. I think I am learning self forgiveness, its so easy to forgive other people but to forgive ourselves is often difficult. We are only human beings and we are not perfect! We are going to have our bad days, but the important part is that we get back on the horse and continue our journey!