Yesterday morning I got up after a very wonderful but quick Saturday evening. I worked until 7:00 pm and by the time we ate dinner and got home I felt like my entire Saturday had flown by.
I completed my last workout for the week Sunday morning. The workout called for:
Warm up
20 minutes hard effort
Cool down
Sounds simple right?
I knew a straightaway not far from our house that was long enough to complete the 20 minutes. I headed out to park the car along the route.
I started with a slow 1 mile warm up. The training plan doesn’t specifically tell me how long of a warm up to do so I just went until I felt like my legs had loosened up.
After I finished the warm up I knew that if I stood there long enough it would be hard to get started, so I just took off. I knew approximately what my pace would be, but the goal was to go off of effort.
The final product: 2.6 miles in 20 minutes at an average of a 7:44 min/pace. Not too shabby.
After I finished the workout I realized just how far away I was from the car. I should have parked more in the middle of the course. I ended up jogging about 2 miles back to the car with a couple stops thrown in there.
Though the workout seemed simple in the beginning it definitely was tough! If you are ever looking for a quick and simple speed workout I highly recommend it.
When I first left the house it looked like the rain was going to continue throughout the day. We have had rain for the past 3-4 days.
However, by the end of the run the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining! A great end to the workout.
I had promised Wes I would pick him up after his run and had some time to kill so I stretched for about 15 minutes before heading out.
It was so nice to just stand out in the sunshine after the longest winter ever. Still not quite warm enough for short sleeves, but I will take sun any day!
For as long as I can remember Sundays have been my easy run day. It was definitely a change of pace this morning to get up and do a workout.
I have always struggled with Sundays. When I was working full time I always got the “Sunday blues”. I still find myself getting into funks when Sunday comes around and I am really not sure why. The important thing is that I realize that I get this way.
As soon as I got up this morning and did my morning chores I got dressed and ready to go run. The longer I sit around the more susceptible I am to having the poor attitude creep in.
Today’s Motivational Monday focus is simple and to the point:
Your attitude determines your day. You are the only one who controls the direction of your day.
You can’t control what happens to you, the only thing you can control is what you do in the process.
My challenge this week to myself is to focus on my attitude. Not on how other people act, treat me or what obstacles are thrown in my way. My goal is to simply be aware of my attitude and create the beauty in each day.
What is a goal you have this week?
How was your weekend?
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I had a great, but busy weekend. I spent Saturday driving back home from Boston, which took 8 hours! On Sunday, I spent half the day on my bike, cycling with the bike club. Then I went out for a yummy lunch: Thai food and froyo
Wow that is a long trip! Thai and froyo!? That sounds like the perfect day!
I love the thought of creating BEAUTY with your attitude and not just not having a bad attitude. A big difference there! Thanks for sharing, and great workout, too – you’re showing so much awesome improvement!
Thank you Megan! 🙂
Completely agree that a person’s attitude determines the direction their day (and life) takes. I used to get caught up in the “it’s not fair” attitude when I was faced with challenges and I’ve found that that sort of attitude is really disabling for any situation. I have to check my attitude regularly to make sure I’m not holding myself back. It’s not easy, but self awareness is necessary!
I am the same way Michele! Sometimes we have to step back and look at ourselves. It is the only way to truly make the changes!
Great post! Attitude is everything. It’s gotten me through the worst of days that’s for sure!
Yes it has gotten me through the worst as well Em! so true!
Our weekend had a few ups and downs. Had some good times and then a trip to the ER with our little guy which wasn’t too much fun, but it all turned out in the end! I couldn’t agree with you more about attitude being everything!! My husband asked me the other day how I manage to be so positive most of the time and I said that it’s because I really try to find the silver lining in everything and then focus on that instead of what bad thing might be happening. My goals for the week are to try to get my kiddo to stay in his bed consistently and to just try to have a smile on my face as often as possible! Happy Monday!
Oh wow Greta! I hope that your little one is doing better! What a great attitude you have. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts!
Love the quotes! They’re much needed today. I definitely had the “Sunday blues.” There was so much to do yesterday, that when this morning rolled around I didn’t even feel like I had a weekend. BUT a good attitude can turn my day around! My goal this week is to eat better – I need to do some grocery shopping and meal planning so that I have healthy foods available and ready to eat!
Sounds like you have a great plan in place this week Whitney! Good luck! Sometimes we just have to stay positive and make the most of things.