So I've got another half marathon in just a few weeks (Denver's Rock 'n' Roll Half on 10/17!!). I am looking forward to it … we should have a pretty good group there, including my hubby and several friends. I am hoping to match my pace from Disneyland where I had two advantages: 1. altitude (I train at high and that was at low) and 2. elevation change, i.e. hills.
The altitude is out of my control, but the hills are NOT. So I have been doing hill work all week. And saying that I've been doing it all week is something new for me. There was a time not too long ago when I'd start each and every day with a workout.
But that has NOT been the case for quite a while. Sometimes I'd get one or two morning workouts in in one week, but more often than not, I'd hit the snooze button too long and just blow the whole thing off. Then I'd run out of time in the evening and skip it again. Not that I didn't train … I did! But I had this stupid mentality that unless I was doing at least 5 miles, there was no point, which is ridiculous.
So I have turned over a new leaf. My new motto is that anything is better than nothing. I've gotten up in the morning three days in a row now and worked out. I love being done with it when I get home from work. I want to do a bit more as time goes on, but for now, as I'm getting back into the swing of things, it is enough. And I have learned (once again) that getting up is never as bad as I think it's going to be AND I'm always glad I did it.
Great work!!! You are an inspiration! I want to start getting up early to exercise, but haven't actually done it yet. I think 'something is better than nothing' is a great attitude to have towards exercise. Jack and I started riding bikes together during naptime… not exactly grueling, but it is *something*! I need all the help I can get since I have been eating cake three meals a day for the last few weeks straight. Bad news!