Yesterday was a 70 minute clip - my legs were turning over without much resistance. 20 minutes of weights followed.
This morning was an unintentional tempo. Right from the moment my feet hit the dirt, turning them over was effortless - 49 minute 10kms. Anxiety somehow makes me run better - is it because one tends to fidget more? I dont know, but as soon as I'm done sweating - I want to go again! Anyway, may log in another 5 this pm if the weather allows me.
God Bless!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Run Happy!
There are always reasons why we dont do something. Or wont do something. Excuses are so easy to come by. There is a saying: The person that really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse.
I am the princess (not old enough to be the queen!) of excuses.They come so easily. Its tough to see past the excuses to the object of my desire and reconciling what I have to do to make it happen.
I once dated a boy who said to me during a hissy fit, "but you always get your way". While this may be probably true, isnt that the point? Why would anyone get in an argument to not have their way? I didnt do the girl-thing and apologize to him, I think I said something along the lines of "yeah...and your point being...?" You can see why that relationship never worked out :-)!
The point of the little story above is that its ALWAYS easy to take the lazy way out. It has been so obvious lately that I havent been running happy. Sometimes you just need to suck it up and be happy dammit! Its no secret that I strive to be a better runner everyday that I run. I want it to be better than the last. What have I been doing lately to get there though? Answer: a big fat NOTHING! I drag myself out of bed and clock in some miles. So annoying! Because I'm innately competitive and my runs lately have sucked mainly because of my attitude. I have been slacking off, making excuses to not go fast, eat better...as a result of which I dont run as well, get grumpy and sad again...until the cycle repeats itself.
Anyway, I started this morning with a vow to "run happy" no matter what. No negative chatter allowed! Did it work? Well, I did 130 minutes of stairs this am, 1500 single repeats. It was only after 90 minutes when I felt like my body was responding. One down, only about 100 workouts to see if this approach works!
I am the princess (not old enough to be the queen!) of excuses.They come so easily. Its tough to see past the excuses to the object of my desire and reconciling what I have to do to make it happen.
I once dated a boy who said to me during a hissy fit, "but you always get your way". While this may be probably true, isnt that the point? Why would anyone get in an argument to not have their way? I didnt do the girl-thing and apologize to him, I think I said something along the lines of "yeah...and your point being...?" You can see why that relationship never worked out :-)!
The point of the little story above is that its ALWAYS easy to take the lazy way out. It has been so obvious lately that I havent been running happy. Sometimes you just need to suck it up and be happy dammit! Its no secret that I strive to be a better runner everyday that I run. I want it to be better than the last. What have I been doing lately to get there though? Answer: a big fat NOTHING! I drag myself out of bed and clock in some miles. So annoying! Because I'm innately competitive and my runs lately have sucked mainly because of my attitude. I have been slacking off, making excuses to not go fast, eat better...as a result of which I dont run as well, get grumpy and sad again...until the cycle repeats itself.
Anyway, I started this morning with a vow to "run happy" no matter what. No negative chatter allowed! Did it work? Well, I did 130 minutes of stairs this am, 1500 single repeats. It was only after 90 minutes when I felt like my body was responding. One down, only about 100 workouts to see if this approach works!
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