It has previously been established (if you've read my only other post) that I don't necessarily like to run. Unfortunately it is one of the only forms of exercise that gives me results. No pain, no gain. This morning I had the puppy with me (Hades) so I decided to treat him with some exercise as well. (He had already been up for hours before me and was dying to go out.)
You know those days when you wake up and you think to yourself, "Oy, this is not going to be a good workout day." You just don't
feel right. Well, this morning was one of those mornings. I have never been a fan of morning workouts to begin with. My body just doesn't seem to recognize that it's time to MOVE. But since I had this rare day off and I knew that rest of the day would get away from me without a workout. I went for a "run". I decided to get smart, I knew that if I took off running (in the Florida morning heat) right off the bat that I would surely come to my breaking point all too quick. So, I let the puppy get all of his smelling and lawn watering out for about 1/2 a mile and then started out on my jog.
It still sucked.
I have never been a long distance runner by
any means. My typical run usually takes me from 2-3 miles. (I told you I'm no runner.) Today's 2 miler was a .... you know. I could immediately feel my legs getting heavier and that familiar knot in my right side (scar tissue from surgery 5 years ago) getting tighter and tighter. Jeez, if I didn't have this hyper dog with me, I would have shamefully quit LONG before I did. Luckily, this big boy (Hades) can run. He kept us going at a decent pace - aside from his NONSTOP sniffing and territory marking- for about 2 miles. Then I think the heat got him and he really slowed down. I let him rest for 30 seconds and then my Garmin (finally) beeped for the second time telling us that we had made it 2 miles. Oh good, now we get to walk the last mile home. :-/
Point is, I did it. I didn't want to. Not even a little. But I got up, put on my shoes, and left the house. That's all it really takes, too. Just putting on the shoes and leaving the house. It's all downhill from there. The fact that my workout is over for the day is the ONLY reason that I somewhat support morning workouts. Now I have the rest of the day to bore you with blogs (haha) or actually do planning for the last 8 days of school. Just remember, no matter how much you don't want to exercise, when it's over you always feel better. So go out and run (or keep the dog from eating other dogs like me), jump around, go on a walk and look for new places to rent (you know you're moving like me soon, too), or bike or take a class. Movement is key. I promise you won't regret it.
It was still DELICIOUS.
