Just a quick post today! Yesterday was the Reindeer Romp by http://shemovesatl.com. It was forecasted 76% rain and for once the weather forecasters were correct 😞.
I decided that I was going to still do it, so I met my friends and we picked up our race packets…. So now I had the nice race shirt in my hand, in the pouring rain and the first “cheat thought” entered… Take it and go! But my friend, Bethany reminded me that I could never wear the shirt without doing the work!
So we ran, and there were HILLS! Bethany had forgotten to tell me that before I signed up (for good reason). I walked a little on the hills, justifying the cheat with all sorts of thoughts around “it’s just a fun run”, “I wasn’t prepped” etc.
The result - 6th in my age group and now I’m left thinking that if I hadn’t walked, I might have got my first race award…..
So next time your mental battle kicks in with anything - work, diet, exercise…. Think about the reward you might be missing out on!