Attack of the blah, blah, blahs

Day 68 of the program and yes, I'm being attacked by the blah, blah, blahs!  Patrick's email couldn't have come in a more timely manner.  I do find myself getting occasionally bored with the exercises.  I don't necessarily smile when the feeling of blah comes about into my workout practice but I do just trudge forward and keep moving through the workout and eventually, I'm not as bored because I start to feel invigorated.  Working out everyday is something I know is important for me.  I know that if I don't make time for it, I don't feel as good body-wise.  Even on days where my body just doesn't want to move a certain way, just attempting or doing a little bit of exercise goes a long way.  Keeps me fighting off the blah, blah, blahs!

A few years ago, I had a workout buddy.  She was a former college track star, I was a former college volleyball star.  We were a good pairing because we complimented each other.  She pushed me on the running side of things, particularly when we had track workout days and I pushed her on the weight lifting and technique side of things.  At the time, I did not like running.  It was hard work, took too long and I was impatient. Once piece of advice she gave me for running on days when it just wasn't easy mentally or physically, was to run a 1/2  mile warm-up and see how your body feels.  If your body is absolutely saying no, then stop and move onto a different cardio activity.  If however your body starts to feel better after the 1/2 mile warm-up, continue on.  This piece of advice has helped me become a much better runner.  Learning to withstand the uncomfortableness during that first 1/2 mile warm-up, has helped me complete more running workouts.

This Saturday I will be running in a local Mud Dog race.  It's a 5K obstacle course run with you guessed it - MUD obstacles.  I hope the weather is warm.  It can be cloudy or rainy, just please let it be warm!  Hopefully I'll remember to take a picture and share the experience in a future blog.