I am planning to go to the gym tonight to run again. I haven't gone since Tuesday I think so hopefully I didn't lose much ground. I feel like I am in pretty good shape and that at least 75% of it is mental for me. I can usually tell in the first few minutes if I am going to be fighting myself to keep going. I think my brain tries to convince my legs that they are made of lead. I don't go very far or fast, but it is still a pretty big challenge to me sometimes(seems like such a tiny distance compared to how far Carrie and John go!!).
Charlie slept really crappy last night, so I have been up since 3:30am. I am hoping I will get a second wind though because I feel at my best when I am exercising regularly.
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It took me a solid 14 months of running 3 days a week before I got up to 4 miles, so let's not compare shall we, Mrs. Mom of a Toddler; works full-time; planning to move to London?
Exercise is pretty easy when my first obligation of the day begins at 11 am and I am responsible for nothing but pets and reading.
Wow, thanks for the encouragement. I ran two miles last night and it felt pretty good. I ran it in 19 minutes and 30 seconds which is pretty good for me. If I had planned to only run two miles, I think I could've done it faster. I think a lot of the mental stuff is feeling like I should be using the time/energy to do about a million other things. I have to remember it is ok to have some time to myself. I am going to run again tonight I think.
When I get busy, the first thing I stop doing is exercising. We think of it as a luxury, when I don't really think it is.
I suppose it is, if we forget about how much better it makes us feel and think. I am probably far more productive over all when I'm on a regimented exercise schedule.
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