Hello Thursday! By now friends, you probably have gathered that I prefer to crank on my workouts in the morning starting before 6am. This particular morning I had trouble getting my game ON. I woke up tired, mentally. The month of May (and this upcoming weekend particularly) is crazy busy with events, obligations and keeping myself healthy in the meantime. This morning I ended up skipping my early morning run, and proceeded with my 7am-10am routine. I then walked in the door at 10:30 to the phone ringing, the emails piling up and my brain moving 100 miles an hour trying to calculate what I need to get done today, and I mean today. I’m thinking, should I run on the treadmill, do I really have time today to workout, will I get behind, when will I eat, all stupid things jamming up my brain waves. I STOP, collect myself, and gather my heart rate monitor, running shoes, and all mighty iPod, and head out the door for my run. I was not going to allow negative thoughts infiltrate my brain or let me off the hook today. I have a TRI to do in August, and I want to do my very best.
I ran out the door like Forrest Gump, and kept running. Heart rate was not jumping at 145, but instead at 130. I kept pushing through, and decided to just keep pushing. In the middle of my run, I came up on the little league baseball field, and I decided to run around the field. Somehow the energy of the field got me running faster, and with more joy. I was visualizing the little players, the coaches, the parents and all the fanfare of little league baseball. One of my favorite movies by the way is FIELD OF DREAMS. “Build it and they shall come,” something like that. Heart rate was jumping at 150 for the second half of my run, and I felt really good. So, today, a 40 minute jog, 10 minute walk and a feeling of accomplishment! YES!
LESSON: Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Just keep your health and fitness a priority because the day will undoubtedly spring new obstacles upon you. Staying in shape and sticking to your goals will keep you razor sharp. Don’t play the head games, play to win!
One more workout for week 16. Keep you posted, and in the meantime enjoy the energy of the SUN!
xo
The Roadrunner
