Melissimplistic

I'm not gonna lie, waking up everyday to go run at 4:00 am is a daily struggle, some days are worse than others. When my alarm goes off, I usually just jump out of bed immediately to prevent self-sabotaging thoughts from entering my mind. Today was one of those days those thoughts found their way into my mind, and I was deciding whether or not to get out of bed and go run. It's funny, I was making up really good excuses as to why I should stay. But then I came up with my no fail technique to get me going and began imagining how I would feel the rest of the day if I'd stayed, and then imagining the opposite. After doing this, in matters of seconds, I jumped out of bed, got ready, and headed off.

I usually train 5 days a week and get Fridays and Sundays off. On those days I usually go for short walks. Walking is less demanding than running and it provides the same mental and physical benefits of running. Nothing feels better than taking walks with the person you love ❤️.  

It's Saturday and it's the last training day of the week. Just ended 1 week of a 4 week running plan cycle. My goal is to set a new personal record on the half marathon distance. Glad my fitness level and VO2 max indicator are both increasing or at least maintaining.  Follow me on Instagram @melissimplistic.