Conglomerate rock from the Cambrian
Stromatolite!!
I'm currently trying out my new schedule with different rest days. I have rest days on the days I have 8am class and I'm finding it's kind of tough in the beginning of the week since I'm running 4 days straight. Minus the drawbacks, I've increased my mileage up to 9 miles! Unfortunately it had to be done on the treadmill with the hills built in... lame. Last week I skipped my cross training on Friday and didn't have time to run this past Sunday after my 12 hour field trip. I have to be better about keeping to my schedule!! Today I did a 7 mile run outside once my clothes dried... laundry isn't as easy with a busy schedule! It was hot, but I think my time was better than my 8 mile run outside. BUT here's a little caveat to anyone who's reading this: DON'T let the excuses cause you to give up!
I've had friends as well as myself let this distract me from the goal at hand. Is it hard to force myself to run in 90 degree weather when I have school work to do or better yet, trashy shows to watch? YES. But I have started to change my view on my workout schedule as not something that sound like a good idea, but rather like an assignment that I need to do. We've all had an assignment notebook at one point or another (whether you enjoyed it or not is a whole other topic), but it essentially tells you, "Hey! Lazy-ass! You need to get this crap done t-t-t-today junior!". That's what this training has taught me. There's no "late assignments" or "extra credit", it's get it done or hurt yourself in the long run.
Also, it's called a "workout" for a reason. It takes work. There's no way around that. There's going to be some pain, there's going to be sweat, probably even some curse words, but it's all for a better good. Hell ya my knees hurt and hell YA my hip hurts. But I know that it's within my threshold of pain and it's not something that should hold me back (unless it's SUPER bad, then ya know... go to a doctor). I have the belief that this society, probably American since I'm not sure about country norms elsewhere, is that we want things fast and we want it now. Any quick fix is what is wanted, but you just can't do that. I have to remind myself of that almost every time I have to go for a longer run!
So anyway, I've still been having trouble with my right hip. It's usually when I'm super sedentary, which is pretty much throughout the class-day. I've been increasing my stretching and movement and it's been manageable. It's feeling really great making sure to incorporate running since it seems to give me a lot of energy and certainly helps manage my mood throughout the week. Looking forward to keeping to my schedule a bit better to make sure I can finish strong in my half marathon!
