I want to start off by saying that the title of this entry is dedicated to the wonderful and inspiring Rachel Zoe, star of the hit Bravo show "The Rachel Zoe Project". Ba-nanas.
Running in the rain is not my cup of tea, because I like tea and I do not like running in the rain. OK, it was "raining". It was more of a slight drizzle or mist, but rain is rain to a Jewish girl and her hair.
The following description is really for Alyssa, who needs a good EGR fix:
I decided to run a little farther around the neighborhood despite the gloomy weather, hoping the endorphins will kick in and put me in a better mood. This seemed feasible, taking into account that I knew I would do about a mile and a half and call it a day. What I did not take into account was the walk around the lake with Merrill a couple days before (which was fabulous socially, but not so great for my legs) and the lapse of judgement the previous day when I decided to do some stairs in an attempt to strengthen my legs. All it did was make me pant and wheeze in about 45 seconds. And it hurt my legs even more. Awesome.
So, wearing my sexy Nike running pants, I set out on my journey. In the rain.
I ran down my street and about halfway around I decided to take a side street to make it to Hall. I then ran past (the former Woodcliff School which is now dedicated to our former superintendent and I have no clue why...he never cancelled school for us, so why are we honoring him with a building?) and that's when it hit me. My legs, specifically my knees, felt as though the top half of my body weighed 2 tons and all the weight was going straight to my knees. I'm fat and it's raining. Great attitude.
Now that I've put myself down, I lost my confidence and headed home defeated, walking the the last 5 minutes to my house.
After that, I realized how important a positive attitude is. There's no way I'm going to be able to do this if I become defeated after a little pain. No pain, no gain, right? Right...right?
Song of the Day: Bring It All Back To You; S Club 7
The End
14 years ago
Thank GOD Disturbia is now on your play list... I've listened to it about 8 times today (I kid you not). And as for a positive attitude, it only took me two months of being miserable in Africa to turn it around so I have all the confidence in the world that you can do the same! You can do it!
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ReplyDeleteKeep at it Leigh! The running will get easier. My last long run before the Dexter AA was terrible so much so that I vomited and Jeff had to pick me up in downtown Lansing after I assaulted someone for their cellphone.
ReplyDeleteYou can do this. You will be great!