So, remember last week when I was feeling so great about getting up every morning and getting my run done? On Monday morning it didn’t happen.
We ended up spending most of Sunday about an hour away with family, and didn’t get back until almost 10:00 pm. Oh, and while we were doing some shopping I found the only keg that Wes and I will ever enjoy.
I wanted to get one of these so badly!
Anywho…after we got home I had a couple hours of work so I didn’t get to bed until after midnight. Not so great when you need to be up at 5:00 AM.
I opted for an extra hour of sleep. Did it feel great this morning? I don’t know if I would go as far as saying great, but I enjoyed staying in bed that extra hour.
The worst part however came when I got off work at 5:00 PM. I love running, I will always love running but when I got home the last thing I wanted to do was run. I had a million things to check off my to do list, I was tired and my legs really just wanted to SIT.
However, I stopped thinking about it and headed out the door to make it happen. 6 miles at a 9:15 pace. I stayed close to home because mentally I knew it would help and slowly but surely the miles began to pass.
I have learned my lesson. Morning runs no matter what. Sure, it is hard but I need every minute when I get home in the afternoon and my energy levels just are never where they need to be. I guess I had to learn the hard way. Oh, and early bedtimes. It is time to learn to cut things off when they need to be.
After I finished my run, ate dinner and got a little work done Wes insisted that we head out for some Frozen Yogurt. I think he could tell I was stressing out a bit more than usual.
I’m not sure frozen yogurt solves everything, but today it was just what I needed to step away and relax. It was the perfect ending to Monday.
Sometimes those in our lives know just what we need. It may be nothing big or super special, but it just what we need to refocus on what is important. It’s so easy to get carried away and lost in all thats going on. These simple moments are beginning to mean even more to me now that our time is limited.
What is something small someone has done for you lately that means a lot?
Are you good at running after work?
It has to be morning for me too. The few times I’ve had to wait until later in the day because my husband was gone and had to get a sitter or wait for him, those runs just always feel “off” and not good. Plus I don’t like running with not much of the day left, I like to take advantage of the runners high! I’ve run in the morning even on 4 or 5 hours of sleep or so and it’s better than waiting until later for me.
i can totally relate — i didn’t get my run in until almost 9 last night!
My ideal time to run is mid-morning to mid-afternoon when my energy is at the highest, but work gets in the way. However, if the temperatures are not too hot, I would prefer early evening after work to early morning runs… Unfortunately, it has been so hot lately, that I really can’t get out until 7:30pm… this is too late, but I do it. The speedwork on Tuesdays in the dark without a track for measuring distance would not work at all (maybe a treadmill instead?). For my Easy pace runs, the mornings are doable if I don’t have a 7:00am meeting.
One of my buddies is a college professor. I think this is an ideal profession for the marathon training hobby 🙂 Too late for me to change careers now though…
I always prefer the mornings. I don’t think I’ve ever skipped a morning run, but even the times when I plan to run after work I never feel like going. Even when I don’t get alot of sleep, the running makes me feel better!
I have been trying to make an effort to get to bed early too. It’s hard to shut things off because you always feel you can get more done. I am hoping I am able to make it a habit!
I hate running after work! 6 AM is my favorite time to run.