I would call today's run marginal, at best. My legs felt heavy and I had a hard time getting them going. I decided I needed to focus on something else in order to get through all 5 miles. For the first two miles I chose to think about Christmas shopping. I love Christmas and I love shopping, but I always struggle with ideas for the people on my list. Hardest of all to shop for is my husband. I never feel like I'm able to come up with great ideas for him. He's never complained about a single gift, but every year I try to think of something awesome and am never sure I actually achieve it. I have a few ideas this year, but nothing that feels like it will wow him. Of course, I can't even write about those ideas here because my husband may, from time to time, actually read this thing. After 2 miles focused on gift ideas with no real conclusions reached, I decided it was time to move on.
My third mile was the hardest. I couldn't keep my thoughts focused on anything. All I really wanted to do was call it a day and head upstairs to a big bowl of ice cream...
Which brings me to my thoughts for miles 4 and 5... the only thing that kept me going was knowing that the big bowl of ice cream I'd wished for in mile 3 was going to be my reward to myself for running all 5 miles. I imagined what toppings I would choose (caramel syrup for certain) and which ice cream flavor I would go with (which turned out to be Moose Tracks for anyone interested). Of course, all of this would be consumed while watching the conclusion of this week's episode of The Biggest Loser, which I'd failed to see because I'd fallen asleep on the couch while watching it on Tuesday. Thinking about my comfy couch and giant bowl of deliciousness, I have no idea how I managed to finish all 5 miles, but it definitely felt good to sit down and relax when I did.
And, yes, that ice cream was very much worth the wait!
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