The Concrete Welcomed Me Back... Bah!!

I took a week off from running. The last time I ran was last Wednesday at the hotel in Denver after my manager's meeting. This morning I finally convinced myself to get dressed and get out the door. After my warm up walk the first song that came on my phone radio was Let's Get is Started by Black Eyed Peas. What a perfect song to get me going!

Why did I take time off? Well, I was just exhausted! I was unmotivated. I did paint a few walls in my house so I wasn't a total dead beat but I just didn't feel like getting out there! Then I started my period...which didn't help my motivation. This morning before Michael left he came to wake me up to say Good Morning like he typically does (which is really sweet). He asked me if I was going to run this morning. "I don't know...I don't know" was all I said. The last few mornings have felt like there was a weight holding me in bed, glue holding me to my pillow. After he left I looked at my "100 Kicks in the Butt" article from Runner's World to see if something would inspire me to get my lazy butt out of bed. There was a quote that basically goes, "Am I going to be a wimp or am I going to be strong?" Well... how can you argue with that one? So, I got up. Found my running clothes and went for a run.

As I was working on mile 3 I totally tripped! The sidewalks in my neighborhood are anything but smooth. Usually I am able to avoid tripping because I pay attention to the horrible sidewalks but this morning...my first morning back in a week, I totally biffed it and fell. I tried to catch myself halfway down but gravity made sure I went ALL THE WAY to the concrete!! Ouch! Well, I got back up and kept running. Neon Laces, another runner in my neighborhood, ran by me on the street. I thought to myself, "Yeah Jessica, see how he is running on the street?? Ya dummy!" Oh well, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

I guess it was good that my quote this morning was "Am I going to be a wimp or an I going to be strong?"

Now, the question on my mind is...do I go to Zumba to night? I guess we'll see how the day goes.