oh my cold
you know what you're supposed to be doing in 27* weather on a saturday morning?? hmm??
you're supposed to be in BED... aSLEEP... wrapped up in mulitple BLANKETS.... sleeping off the alcohol you drank the night before while you were OUT BOWLING WITH YOUR FRIENDS!!
(ok, well, you dont have to have been bowling.. thats just what i'd have been doing....)
but is that what i'm going to be doing at 7am on saturday morning in 27* weather? no. of course not.
WHY?! because i committed to the morning run BEFORE I KNEW it was going to be FLIPPING FREEZING outside!!!!!!!!!!!!
my sneaky sneaky coach and his sneaky sneaky ways...
and i know, i know what you're thinking.... but a.maria, last weekend, weren't you just saying how glad you were to be back? how much you enjoyed getting up in the morning before sunrise? getting out there and running with all the other runners?
well ya know what? i was doped up on endorphins when i wrote that... quite obviously i was out of my head and not completely aware of what i was saying.
pay me no mind when i'm in such a condition. to have been a person to have enjoyed such a thing... well... its quite clear i was not myself and some other i enjoy torture person was occupying my body.
cuz right now, this very moment, the only thing i'm thinking is
i don'wanna...i don'wanna...i don'wanna....
but its training. and i said i would. and i need to, and i have to, so i will.
(but i really don'wanna!)
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and btw.. i feel this deserves mentioning.... currently, as i write this, there is a large box of donuts (lovingly referred to as fat pills by my boss) sitting, quite literally 4 actual footsteps away from me.
four.
this is what i'd have to do to retrieve a donut....
take off head phones... turn chair... get up... step two three four (i could even, if i wanted, make it in three).... lift box, grab donut, pivot, step two three back to my seat, and.... enjoy.
but you know what i'm doing instead, with only the slightest hint of a tear..... i'm getting up, walking past those donuts, filling up my water bottle, and staying strong.
i will not give in to you, oh delicious fatty goodness filled donuts that are screaming my name. no, no i wont.
i want to. but i wont.
because apparently thats the mantra of my day!
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man, sometimes being so committed to a goal is a real pain in the arse!
Comments
DATE: 7:22 AM
The good thing about announcing intentions is that the provide accountability.If it helps, consider this. When you are up at 7 am for your morning run (25 isn't really that cold), I will have been in the pool for an hour. I won't say "swimming" for an hour, they don't call what I do swimming. Flopping, floundering, doggy paddling, whatever.It's good that you're making (and KEEPING) running schedules, especially with friends.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:42 AM
Today, one of our contractors brought in a dozen donuts from The Evil Duncon. I even went to the other room to look at them. Chocolate covered. I wavered.Then I slammed the lid down and walked out cursing.You are not alone, a.maria.
Posted by: Viper | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:10 AM
So this is what I have to look forward to, hm? 5 months of 7 AM workouts on Saturdays?!WOO!Whatever, WE'RE GOIN' TO SAN DIEGO!!!K, I'm still kinda excited. I'll tone it down.But ohmuhgah woman, I'm SO proud you passed up the donuts!Willpower!
Posted by: A Cloud's Yin | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:04 AM
27°F - That's not cold! A pair of tights with wind pants if it's very windy, one or two heavy shirts, and a jacket plus hat and gloves will keep you toasty. There is very little that feels better than a run on a cold, clear morning! Quit whining, you'll see! (The prospect is WAY worse than the run.)
Posted by: Scooter | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:33 AM
you're so gonna love your run and you know it! ;)wtg on teh donuts because... um, yeah... i couldn't do that. see, if you can walk past the gooey goodness in that box... 27* at 7 am in NOTHING!you can do it alej!
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:41 AM
awesome! i'll see you out there, though I'll be there at 7:30.
Posted by: Josh | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:52 AM
your run will be fine! 27 degrees, that's not bad at all. As soon as you run through 1 mile you'll be all heated up and won't think about the cold the rest of the way. have a good run!
Posted by: LeahC | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:12 AM
i always feel so gross after eating a donut. sure, they're tasty, but there's that nasty fatty wax taste they leave behind.
Posted by: jeff | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:33 PM
Just think about AFTER AFTER AFTER! You'll feel so smug and proud and ... then you'll really DESERVE a donut! Please, never stop whining. I'd be so lonely....
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:17 PM
27 degrees...Sounds like a good running temp to me. heheNice work on leaving the donuts where they be.Say did you ever get that swim cap? :)
Posted by: walchka | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:45 AM
So you're not going to "Celebrate Friday" with a donut? Good for you. I passed them up this morning and thought about how lucky you are to have piles of donuts within whiffing distance. I would have stopped to say hi but you guys look so peaceful in your cubes with your headphones on.Does the doped up on endorphins girl in you have a name yet?
Posted by: Daniel | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM