Day 27 and BISON BURGERS

Last night I didn’t sleep well. I tend to do my best worrying at night, starting at about 12 or 1, and then have a hard time falling back asleep. I’m hoping that this is temporary because for the most part during this last month, I’ve been sleeping well.

So I got up this morning kind of dragging. When I was looking for a Nike guided run for today, I decided to do the “Running On Empty” run. I think it was good to slow this run down a bit (although I ran 2 minutes longer) to help me psychologically and physically get through this run. All of the coaches from Nike talk about starting every run slow, and then naturally your body will often build to a faster pace as it is ready and warmed up. I’ve definitely found that to be the case, although today I kept everything on the slow side except for the last 2 minutes. I’m hoping that tonight I get more rest and am not as emotionally exhausted tomorrow, and that because I respected my body and held back a little today, I’ll have more to give tomorrow.

An interesting idea they discussed in this guided run is that when you are feeling this way, you are not empty. Oftentimes you are too full...stresses, emotions, etc. So when you feel like you have nothing left, and you still do a run, if you do it in the right way, instead of feeling more tired, you actually feel a little more energized. In some ways, you’ve lightened your load, and are better able to handle what had been weighing you down. I did not explain that nearly as well as they did, but the idea did have a big impact on me. 😊

Anyways, one more day under my belt, and I’m proud of myself that despite how I was feeling, I still got on that treadmill.