A male friend of mine said to me this morning “The right thing to do is ALWAYS the hardest”.
I told him he was right.
I know, I know, telling a man that he is right about something may cause irreversible cataclysmic events in some part of the universe; but once in a while they CAN and DO make sense, as much as we want to deny it!
So what is “the right thing” for me? The correct answer would be: To start running again.
It’s been 1 mth: 1 wk :3 dy since I last ran, which was when I competed my first ½ Marathon. So now my ‘rest week’ is much longer than I intended, does that qualify as Jamaican time?
I have a back injury which occurred in a bad car accident back in ’98. It reared its ugly head in Nov 2009 and I was finally given the green light by my orthopaedic surgeon to resume my fitness routine. Then I became a ‘focused’, ‘disciplined’ and ‘driven’ fitness junkie.
I had 2 goals:
1. Lose weight : I lost 30lbs and I’m at my perfect BMI (yay me!)
2. Run a ½ Marathon: Overall place: 311 out of 447
Division place: 47 out of 73/Gender place: 143 out of 239
Chip Time: 2:42:53/Pace: 12:26
Both goals achieved and then I did the “Now what?” and failed to answer that question for a month or so. =/
One thing I noticed about myself is when I don’t work out my mood changes, and all my insecurities tend to set in. The endorphins that are released during a work out are missing. Another thing about me: I have to have goals in order to get anything done. I guess that is the competitive spirit in me.
I have too many excuses in the mornings now: “it’s raining”, “it’s too dark”, “my big toe hurts because it's so cold”, “I have to stay hidden under the sheets so the one evil mosquito that is lurking in my room can’t get me”.
I’m going to start this afternoon.
No excuses. (Of course all kidding aside, it just started raining! But it’s early yet; I have an hour before I have to officially trash that idea for today.)
My fitness goals this year is to run the ½ Marathon in no longer than 2 hr 15 mins and to continue with my all over body toning aka get the toned bikini beach body!
Now I must go wipe off my Asics, charge my iPod and dig my heart monitor and pedometer out from the depths of my gym bag.
The great outdoors await, you coming?
One Love ;)
I told him he was right.
I know, I know, telling a man that he is right about something may cause irreversible cataclysmic events in some part of the universe; but once in a while they CAN and DO make sense, as much as we want to deny it!
So what is “the right thing” for me? The correct answer would be: To start running again.
It’s been 1 mth: 1 wk :3 dy since I last ran, which was when I competed my first ½ Marathon. So now my ‘rest week’ is much longer than I intended, does that qualify as Jamaican time?
I have a back injury which occurred in a bad car accident back in ’98. It reared its ugly head in Nov 2009 and I was finally given the green light by my orthopaedic surgeon to resume my fitness routine. Then I became a ‘focused’, ‘disciplined’ and ‘driven’ fitness junkie.
I had 2 goals:
1. Lose weight : I lost 30lbs and I’m at my perfect BMI (yay me!)
2. Run a ½ Marathon: Overall place: 311 out of 447
Division place: 47 out of 73/Gender place: 143 out of 239
Chip Time: 2:42:53/Pace: 12:26
Both goals achieved and then I did the “Now what?” and failed to answer that question for a month or so. =/
One thing I noticed about myself is when I don’t work out my mood changes, and all my insecurities tend to set in. The endorphins that are released during a work out are missing. Another thing about me: I have to have goals in order to get anything done. I guess that is the competitive spirit in me.
I have too many excuses in the mornings now: “it’s raining”, “it’s too dark”, “my big toe hurts because it's so cold”, “I have to stay hidden under the sheets so the one evil mosquito that is lurking in my room can’t get me”.
I’m going to start this afternoon.
No excuses. (Of course all kidding aside, it just started raining! But it’s early yet; I have an hour before I have to officially trash that idea for today.)
My fitness goals this year is to run the ½ Marathon in no longer than 2 hr 15 mins and to continue with my all over body toning aka get the toned bikini beach body!
Now I must go wipe off my Asics, charge my iPod and dig my heart monitor and pedometer out from the depths of my gym bag.
The great outdoors await, you coming?
One Love ;)
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2 comments:
All the best I need to start exercising again too. The fat is coming on and that's not healthy at all.
Thanks Stunner. Good luck w/ your start up, it's a bitch :) Are you going to attempt the Sigma Run this year? I wanted to do it but I have other commitments on that day :/
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