Things I Don't Love

You may be wondering why in the world I'd post about what I don't love...since it's so much more pleasant to focus on what I do.  Well, in an effort to continue focusing one what I do love, I need to admit to what I don't.

I'll connect the dots later, but let me tell you about what I don't love.

I don't love mornings.  Ever.  Even when I get a good night's sleep.  I don't know what my problem is, but even if I'm wide awake, I stay in bed until the last possible minute!  I play a little game in my head, doing the math to see how little time I can leave and still get where I need to be.  Consequently, that means I'm late...or at least rushing out the door at the last possible minute...a lot.

Training for the 1/2 marathon means that I have to run in the morning on occasion...like this morning.  I'm pretty sure you can see the problem in this scenario.

Suddenly I'm negotiating with myself...I can run a mile less and sleep a few more minutes...I can run after work and sleep in even longer...I ran last night, and my legs are kinda sore, so maybe I really SHOULDN'T run this morning.  Yeah.  That's it.  I'm being responsible and listening to my body!

Also - I don't love treadmills.  Wait.  That's not entirely accurate.  I hate treadmills.  It's torture. Particularly now...when I'm so slow.  My one mile mark feels like an hour on the treadmill!!  Running outside is SO much better.

Sadly, it's Autumn.  That means late sunrise and early sunset.  I think I will need to get acquainted with my reflective running vest and little, red, flashy light.  People will think I'm hardcore!  Even still, treadmill runs are going to be a reality in my training, particularly as it starts to get colder.

Anyway...my reason for declaring my distaste for all things morning and treadmill...I figure that a public proclamation will help keep me honest.  All of you folks can provide just the right balance of guilt and inspiration to keep me on my training schedule.  That's the theory, anyway.

We'll see how it goes.

Oh, and don't forget to visit my fundraising page!  I really need all the help I can get!!  You can use this link, or the gadget up in the top right margin of my blog.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ri/wdw14/anelson9oh

Thanks, and have a fantastic night!  I'm off to Kickboxing...because I love pain. (not sure that's true, but this post isn't about what I love, anyway)