I have a confession to make, I didn’t want to run yesterday. I was tired. It was hot. I had a long day at work and E was being pretty clingy. All I wanted to do is grab an adult beverage and enjoy the hammock in the back yard.
BUT…
S was really wanting to go to the gym and I didn’t want to let him down and not go with him so I sucked it up and went. I told myself that I was only going to walk on the treadmill and do some abs but when I got there all the treadmills were full so I jumped on the stair machine for 10 minutes.
Once I was done, I was a little more energized but still pretty demotivated but a treadmill had opened up so I decided to play my favorite mental game..
Just One More
How it works…I get on the treadmill with a goal, usually to just run for 10 minutes and if I do 11 minutes, than I win. If I do more than that, it’s a bonus. Once you hit the original predetermined goal, you start to challenge yourself…can I do just one more minute? What about one more mile? Can I increase my speed by just one more notch? Before you know it, you’re 30 minutes in, running faster than normal with no signs of stopping. Yesterday turned into one of those days. I ended up doing 10 minutes on the stair machine and then another 3.3 mile run. I would’ve kept going but by then I had 20 minutes before the daycare closed and I wanted to get some weights in.
When I did leave the gym, I had that feeling like I had just won. I battled those feelings that can so often keep us from doing something and I won. I hope I can remember that feeling the next time but for now I’m calling National Running Day a success. What did you do?
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