An irony on my to-do list cracked me up the other day. Notice "Run," (even with the little star of importance next to it) is untouched. For about five days in a row. I did manage to pick up those Reese's Puffs though. Obviously, my priorities are a little jumbled right now.Later today, I'm going to run at least 12 miles. Not optional. It might be ugly, but I'll let you know. I've been at school almost every day until dark and working on grad work at night. Running has fallen the way side. That's why running-every-day-no-matter-what works so well for me; if I can say, "Oh, I'll run tomorrow..." it never happens.
It will today though! There's a marathon looming in the near future.
I hope the 12 went well. I think you should just keep going with the one mile a day thing. At least you get that mile down!
ReplyDeleteYea, I agree with N.D. - I'm kind of digging the one mile a day thing. Doesn't let it slide to tomorrow and to tomorrow... etc.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, having that marathon looming does at least do something for the motivation factor, doesn't it? ;-)
I can't remember a 12 mile run that wasn't ugly! Like Nike says, 'just do it'....
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about the 12 mile run. I can't imagine!
ReplyDeleteI'm a grad student, and it can be a real balancing act to get my run in. I try to be forgiving but not too forgiving of myself when I don't run.
ReplyDeleteThe nice thing about a twelve mile run is that most of the people in your life will be hugely impressed just with the fact that you ran that far, no matter how fast (or slowly) you did it.
I agree...even a little 10 min run makes you feel better. Good luck I can't imagine what a juggling act that must be.
ReplyDeleteI really don't see how others are able to run 10+ miles on weekdays. I barely have time to squeeze in 3-4! There's just so much else to do after work or school, there just needs to be more hours in the day and all our problems will be solved. Good luck on whatever runs you can get out and in the marathon!
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