I had no desire to go running. None. at. all. I KNOW that I feel better when I run, but without a concrete goal, it's just so hard to get my lazy self in my shoes and out the door.
Since it was only January 2, however, I knew in my heart that it was little early to give up on New Years resolution. So I laced up.
Before I even got to the end of the block, I felt a million times better. It was beautiful out, and I was on my feet and had music in ears. By the time I hit 1 mile, I was starting to get excited about going back to school the next. When I hit the 2 mile mark (McDonalds, ironically) and turned around to end home, I was in my happy place.
It is absolutely amazing how much better I feel when I run. And it is even more amazing how ridiculously resistant I am to getting out the door.
Running is my reset button. Ninety-five percent of the time, it takes me from grumpy/frustrated/stressed/pity partying to normal/happy/perky in less than 2 minutes. Why do I ever hesitate to push the button?
I wish I could capture the wonderful feeling I get when I run, to whip out when I'm "not in the mood."
ReplyDeleteit never fails to amaze me how much better i feel after exercise
ReplyDeleteYeah, just getting out the door is the trick!
ReplyDeleteI just got back to work after Christmas break and I feel so unorganized! I travel from one school to another and I feel like I don't have all my stuff in place. It was awful! I spent my nights trying to get stuff straighten out to see all my kiddos the next day and when 5:00 a.m. rolls around, I have NO desire to go run. Thank goodness I have 2 other people running with me. If not, this week would have been a running flop!
ReplyDeleteI am with Christina...a peer group keeps me honest!
ReplyDeleteYou're so right - it's just getting out that door that's the hard part.
ReplyDeleteI start to get into that good running place after about 3 miles. I hate that it takes so long to get into a flow but at least it happens.