Moral of the Story

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Sunday morning: 

I could sit here and spend my moments worrying that I missed my long run.  I could sit here and dwell that instead of running I’m spending my morning sitting at Starbucks and eating coffee mocha almonds.  I could sit here feeling bad or I could sit here and pride myself for listening to my body, for doing what was best for me this morning and make up that mileage later.

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And I’m choosing the latter.  Why waste my time and energy feeling bad? I’m already feeling very tired, weak and low energy – that’s why I didn’t run in the first place!

 

Listening to your body, especially when you’re in training mode can be very challenging but I think it’s just as important as the training itself.  You have to know when to push further, when to push harder and when to back off and relax. Today was a day that I needed to give to my body and so I did.

 

Monday evening:

When I woke up this morning the idea of getting out of bed sounded awful and despite the cooler breeze coming through my window, I didn’t want to run outside.  I was still feeling tired and was afraid I’d get out on my run and not have the energy to finish.  I also knew that if I didn’t do anything, I’d regret it later.  So what did I do?

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I got my butt out of bed, packed my gym bag, ate a quick breakfast and made my way to the gym.  I reasoned with myself that I would determine my run based on how I feel.  If I can’t run more than a mile, I’ll spend the rest of the time walking and stretching; if I can go further, then I will.  This mentally worked perfectly today – I ran 4 miles and felt great!

 

So what’s the moral of the story?

Listen to your body.  Reason with yourself. Just get out the door!

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