Rested yesterday. Thought about running, but after being denied for a freakin Best Buy card (thus crushing my dreams of owing a laptop within the next week), I felt defeated and very much like a loser. The last thing I wanted was a poor mindset to screw up an important run. It's possible I just needed Reese Witherspoon to remind me that exercise releases endorphins, endorphins make you happy, and happy people just don't shoot their husbands!
I decided to run today instead. I wasn't extremely motivated, but I was interested to see how I'd do. I hit the road in my usual fashion and did my best to focus on the music and my rhythm versus how tired my legs felt.
I rounded the corner to face the demon head on. I paused briefly to stretch before starting the climb. I focused on the road a few feet in front of me, so as to not psych myself out.
It totally worked! As soon as my feet felt the road level out, I slowed to a walk. I looked back and did an inner victory dance. It may not have been the exact top (the hill is level for about twenty feet before it declines), but I was probably a good fifteen feet farther from where I stopped last time. AND there was no vomit! I felt a little rumble in my stomach, but it settled as I walked down the other side. When I hit the bottom of the hill I jogged it out till my driveway. It felt pretty good.
What felt even better? My time was 58 minutes. Even with a hill, I was under a 13 minute mile. Oh HELL yeah!
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I think it's sweetly ironic that you (probably accidentally) said "owing" instead of "owning" a laptop. Take it as a sign, or as good fortune. Financing my first laptop was the beginning of my career of constant owing. Buying one outright feels so much better (and costs so much less in the end). Love you!
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