Lessons in Accountability
I made some bad choices last night and missed a day of the blog and missed my long run this morning. I hate that. It’s fun to have a few drinks and get on these party apps during this crazy time but it sucks when it starts to impact the productive part of your life. I like getting things done and alcohol has a way of derailing progress.
Anyway, yesterday was fun. I got my workout in which was a 4x3 max effort run with a warm up and a cool down. It was really windy so that added a layer of toughness. We had some awesome pizzas for pizza Friday. Mine was seriously so good. I am all in on these homemade pizzas moving forward. It is a fun activity for the Little’s, its way less expensive than buying pizzas and I can put whatever I want on it.
After a few party calls last night and too many drinks I wasn’t feeling so hot this morning. I didn’t expect to get my long run in. The plan was to go 18 miles. When I woke up there was no way that was going to happen. I felt like crap. I took it easy for most of the day and hung out with the family. I took a mid day nap with the the small little that helped a bit. Then we all went swimming for the first time in our pool. We’ve been in our new place since December but never got the pool in a condition to swim with the cold weather. With things heating up we got it ready yesterday and turned on the heater. We had a blast and it was refreshing for me.
After dinner I decided that I would get my run done after the Little’s went to bed. Again, the goal was to go 18 miles. I started at about 8:45 PM and felt ok during the run but I don’t like running that late really. I got to a half marathon and threw in the towel. I changed out of my running clothes got some water and got ready to write the blog when I saw this comment on my run.
That was enough motivation for me. I put on a fresh set of shorts and a new shirt and laced my shoes back up. I went out and finished those last five miles. I am a big believer in doing what you say you’re going to do. It was my poor choices that limited me from accomplishing what I wanted to do and I decided that it wasn’t an excuse. I needed to do what I was supposed to do in spite of my bad decisions. I am happy I did. I got my 18 mile long run completed and finished off a 48 mile week. Next week is planned for 50 miles. Tomorrow is a day off but I may take the new toy out for a spin.
