The idea is to run at least 1 mile per day, every day, from Thanksgiving until New Year's day. And I almost blew it on day 1 by not running today! Haha! I didn't run or work out yesterday, and I was SO not in the mood to do anything at all today other than sit on the couch - I didn't even get out of my pajamas until 4:00pm when my parents were on their way over to eat some leftovers. I was in that danger zone of trying to rationalize not running or exercising today either when I was browsing my Pinterest page and happened to catch a glimpse of my own pin for this Running Streak Challenge. Holy cow! How could I fail on day 1 of a challenge I'd decided to commit to? Pretty lame. I couldn't handle being that lousy person who gives up before they even start, so I sighed, mustered up all my strength, and got off the couch to change into my running clothes. I went downstairs and did my push-ups for the day (from the Hundred Push-Ups Challenge I'm also doing), and then stared at the treadmill. Ugh. My head hurt and I just wanted to go back upstairs to be honest. As I stood there contemplating my next move, I thought, what the heck - 1 mile is only like 10 minutes. Could I really not suck it up for less than 10 minutes? So I got on the treadmill and decided I'd just run for 2 miles today. The thought of 4 miles again today was daunting. I was already tired, and I think the length of the 4 mile run was what was scaring me away. 2 miles would be under 20 minutes - I could handle that. And it would help me keep (start) my streak for the Holiday Running Streak challenge.
So I decided that if I was only going to run 2 miles, I'd at least make it worthwhile and run fast. Plus, it would be over quicker that way! Haha! I ended up finishing the 2 miles in 18:12 - a personal best - and starting off my streak on a good note.
Who's going to join me? This will help keep me motivated and on track during the holidays, and after all, 10-15 minutes to run or walk one mile really isn't so bad. If I can't spare 10 minutes of my bad, that's a pretty lame excuse. That's worth waking up 10 minutes early for just to keep the streak going! Let's go streaking!! :o)
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