Training Day #1:
When my alarm went off at 5:45am my first thought was “what in the HELL have I got myself into!?!” I pushed snooze and planned to forget all about what I wanted to do and wait to start another day. After running thru every single excuse I could come up with (too cold, too early, not enough sleep, lack of preparation in running gear, no running play list on my ipod, sore knee and achy body) I lay there awake feeling the disappointment I’ve already created in my life. Then the stubborn side of my multiple personalities jumped out of bed and said “OK..lets do this!” Last night I finally talked Braxton out of his fears and he agreed to go with me. Even after I was dressed and ready I thought I better wait until I set up a play list with upbeat music to keep me motivated. It amazes me how fast and easy it is to talk yourself out of something in life. Not this time…. I wasn’t giving in! I put my ipod on shuffle, stuffed it in the sports bra (that’s where the lack of gear comes in) and headed out the door! I have to tell you that the shuffle idea was great until the first song came on Nice ‘n’ Easy by Frank Sinatra. Although classical music is not my fav and isn’t really a good fit for running, it seemed a little ironic to listen to the words.
Let's take it nice and easy
It's gonna be so easy
For us to fall in love
Hey baby what's your hurry
Relax, don't you worry
We're gonna fall in love
We're on the road to romance
That's safe to say
But let's make all the stops along the way
The problem now of course is
To simply hold your horses, to rush would be a crime
Cause nice and easy does it every time
Those that know me understand that I’m a sucker for believing that things happen for a reason and I relate A LOT of life experiences to music lyrics. This must be gods way of letting me know that eventually I will have a love relationship with running. So lets take it nice ‘n’ easy and see what it becomes. Maybe I will love it… Maybe I will hate it!! I will never know until I try! I talked Braxton into going with me so that I’d have someone to help keep me interested. After all he is a teenager and chances are good that he will soon decide that hang’n with his mom is not a great idea. If this does nothing more than help the two of us bond I will have accomplished something!! I intended on being the one to keep him going this morning. But as it turns out he pushed me more than ever! I would say “ok lets run to the next light pole” his response “mom! No way!” as we approached the half way mark to that damn light pole I wanted to stop running, and had I been by myself I would have! But looking at him with a smile on his face made me realize that we both needed each other to be strong and force ourselves! When we made it to that light pole he looked at me and said “we made it!!” We were not able to run the full 1 ½ miles today but we ran as much as we could and walked the rest. Our time was 23 mins which I know sounds horrible and we will probably look back and laugh at it BUT everyone has to start somewhere!!
So…Nice ‘n’ Easy does it!!
So…Nice ‘n’ Easy does it!!
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