I think one of the hardest things for me at this point when we talk about health & fitness is consistency, I have to say I am not the most consistent person on earth and it's really hard for me to stick to something. Following a training schedule with 2 little ones, a full time job, being in a relationship and planing a wedding is certainly not an easy task. Add to this the fact that this full time job involves travel and junk food lovers and now we have a real challenge.
This week I started on the right foot, but while at it I freaked out a bit when my Achilles started hurting real bad after a 4 mile run. I have heard about so many people getting injured this way lately and how long this takes to heal that I got really worried. This led to me skipping my Tuesday run thinking, well, I can run Wednesday morning. Guess what, that didn't happen either... We have been having really bad storms and Wednesday morning was pouring. On top of that, I was leaving town that same day at noon to attend a client meeting in Detroit with my boss and two others and we decided to drive.
After a 4 1/2 hour drive I was exhausted I took a nap and woke up and got ready to go to the gym at the hotel, it was almost midnight but I was determined to get my run in. To my surprise as I am preparing to leave my room sirens start going off, people are running to the stairs and I hear a message that says that we are on tornado warning and we need to all get to the Grand Ballroom until the warning is lifted... Yeah! there goes my Wednesday run!
Thursday was a lot of fun, first we had a client meeting but once we were done being responsible adults my boss and one of our consultants had scheduled a fishing trip on 70 miles into Lake Erie. We had a blast, definitely a team building experience! After 16 fishes and all the afternoon in the sun it was time to drive back to Chicago, another 4 1/2 hour drive which obviously left no time for running.
I feel like these are all excuses, that is why when its marathon training season people wake up super early and get the runs out of the way before they even start their days. This week was definitely reality check, if I am determined to train for this event I need to rearrange my schedule and make running my priority.
After a week of atomic wings, fries, sweets and pop I am actually looking at next week as a step up in my training routine. For now I look forward to this Saturday's long run, 7 miles in Central Park next to my fiance who had just decided to train with me all the way to the end! Thanks for your support lover, it means the world to me ;)
That's all for now... Stay safe and happy training!
