Weeks 9 and 10 are in the books and boy do I have some excuses brewing. If you're an avid reader of this blog (wishful thinking, I know), you noticed that I missed a blog entry last week. I was out of town in Atlanta two weeks ago for work and spent all of this past week getting all caught up on work, life, and training. This is my excuse for not getting the blog done, but I tell you the excuses were starting to come into play and influencing my motivation to get my workouts done too.
I got back from ATL last Saturday afternoon and was planning all along to get my long bike ride in upon my return. I told Jess after the ride that it was my most difficult workout to date, for the mere fact I just didn't feel like doing it after my long week and flight. I really had to push myself this past week to find the motivation for the workouts as I had so many things pilling up at work. My legs were tired, I'm sick of working out inside, I needed to catch up on sleep, etc, we've heard them all before. Then yesterday I packed both my weekend workouts into one day, first I tackled the two hour bike ride and then immediately jumped on the treadmill for an hour long run...and it felt great!
My point is we all have the excuses, they will be there every single day for the rest of our lives...if you can suck it up and push yourself through the difficult times, there's going to be greatness again on the other side. I would estimate that 25% of everyone's workouts are terrible, 50% of them are just OK and sufficient, but the 25% that feel great are the ones that keep us coming back for more. Keep pushing yourself through the difficult times and stay focused on the greatness of the 25%!
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