When my alarm clock went off at 5:00 am this morning, getting up was the last thing on my mind! Dragging myself out of bed every morning for running/working out is not my idea of fun. A possible second evening workout and going to be dog-tired...at 8:30 pm (almost regularly)...is not a good look. Fortunately, my evening sloth turned out to be my saving grace this morning, because I left the alarm clock downstairs. If listening to that annoying beep starting at 5:00 am, followed by beeping at 10 minute intervals, sounds cool to you...God bless you!
This is a recap of my morning:
5:00 am: Alarm goes off/eyes open.
5:10 am: Convince myself that evenings are MUCH better for workouts.
5:15 am: Got up and shut my bedroom door. Got back in bed.
5:20 am: Put pillow over my head.
5:30 am: Hope my roomie can't hear the noise...beep...beep...beep.
5:35 am: Start feeling guilty. My roomie likes evening workouts for a reason. Get up. Put dirty workout clothes on (cleaning lady comes at 8:00 am...booyah!!!).
5:45 am: Wake Beef up for a morning potty. Drink water and snack while waiting.
5:54 am: Spill into the gym thanks to the revolving front door.
6:00 am: Push "5K" mode and start walking. Wondering if my body can stand to run another 5K (don't want to over do it for now). Watch other treadmillers start. Listen to music while wearing my "Lost in Music" t-shirt (one size too small).
6:15 am: Notice a hottie on the treadmill across from me. Turn the speed notch up to 9 and hope that I look like Bo Derek in the movie "10".
6:22 am: Watch treadmillers leave. Wondering when this 5k will be over. Incline mode kicks in. Notice people squinting their eyes from across the room, trying to read my t-shirt.
6:34 am: 5K is over.
6:34:05: Wait...just wait a minute...let's go back to 6:34 am...the 5k is over? I just reduced my Sunday time (40 minutes) by 6 freaking minutes! Weeeeee! Now that's the biz-ness!!!
6:34:06: Keep it movin'! One step at a time! One foot in front of the other! 5k down, about 37k to go!
You must be thinking (out loud) to yourself, "Dani has been pulling my leg! She's not a couch potato! She could run 5k in her sleep. Clearly, this was a weak attempt to get me to read her blog. (Beginner my a$$)"
Trust me Dear (if I may call you that), no one is more surprised than me! I guess this is my reward for keeping at it. Ok, ok...I'll stop patting myself on the shoulder (Narsassism) and keep my eyes on the prize. For a second there, I was starting to sound like Michael Scott from the beloved show, "The Office", after completing his 5k to raise awareness about rabies.
"Finishing that 5K was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I ate more fettuccine Alfredo, and drank less water than I have in my entire life. People always talk about triumphs of the human spirit. Today, I had a triumph of the human body. My guts. My heart. While I eventually puked my guts out, I never puked my heart out. I am very, very proud of that."
~Michael Scott, The Office
Well, this will have to do for now...so, until we meet again (read: tomorrow)...keep it moving!
Yours in training,
Dani
P.S. I just found a really cool blog yesterday: Black Girls Run! Loads of motivational stuff! Perhaps a discussion on the site's title will follow! Love it!
1 comments:
Hahahaha. Yes, I've found that having attractive people on the track motivates me too :-p And while I believe you that you were a Beginner, I'm still insanely jealous of your drive. I pushed to 2.5 miles yesterday but nope, it's not enough to satisfy (even me) :-)
You might also be interested in this organization my friend started: http://www.girltrek.org/
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