No Pain!

You know how I keep making excuses to not work out? Those pesky voices inside my head..er should I just say THAT pesky voice…seeing as how its really only one… convince me its wiser to sit on the couch and watch TV than get my butt to the gym??

I must admit, since I’ve started running outside with my roommate the whole motivational factor has increased…tremendously. Yesterday I recall saying I’d get started on the working out thing tomorrow. But ½ way through the day I got a bbm from roomie A saying “Lets run after work!” and I quickly agreed. Theres something about going on a run with a) someone you know & like and b) outside that makes it a whole heck of a lot easier to be motivated.

Then bring on the commute….2 hours after work I strolled in the house completely deflated from the day and ready to lay on the couch but it looked like Roomie A had been dressed & waiting so I said to myself “No Excuses!” and I put on my spandex & tshirt & running shoes and 5 minutes later we were out the door! Roomie A is a novice runner, as I am too…kind of… but shes only recently started running. So we took it slow and headed downtown. She’s really helped with the keep-running attitude and actually without music & being able to quickly talk to someone I don’t even think about stopping!

We ran 3 miles yesterday, down to the water towards the Naval Academy & up through downtown & walked about .75 miles home. It felt great to just throw away the problems and annoyance of the commute & run! Not to mention – my calves felt GREAT! No tightness, no pulling & today I’m not sore either! We’re going to run again today after work and hopefully for a little longer than yesterday.

& for all you coffee lovers – if you bring a mug to Starbucks today you get a free cup of coffee…so guess what I’ll be doing at lunch!