If you want something you’ve never had, you have to be willing to do something you’ve never done. -Thomas Jefferson
Same as last week scale-wise. But I’m not the same as last week. August was kind of a blah month for me, like I couldn’t get the hang of it. Progress had kinda stalled, but it wasn’t a plateau. I had to do some soul searching to admit I just wasn’t working as hard. I was working hard, yes, but I’m physically different than I was 4 years ago–I’m in better shape now, so the things that worked then won’t work, I have to push through this wall like it’s mile 20 of a marathon–dig deep, find that next level, and just do it. And I literally woke up yesterday morning with new fire and determination. I *need* to shake up my running. It’s going well and I love it, but I’m not progressing as much as I want and need to to make my goal for November. So I’m working on trying some different things to help me push through the mental wall.
Last night, for the first time in my life, I ran hill sprints. Not the longest, not the steepest, but it was a place to start, and you know what–I didn’t hate it. It was kind of fun to do something different. And just like I decided that my short runs need to be 5k (unless there’s an obvious reason to cut it short, i.e. pain that shouldn’t be ignored) I’m deciding that my intervals have to be longer. I can do it, but I haven’t made myself do it. Is it hard? Sometimes yeah, but that’s a lame excuse. And with one less class at the gym I have no excuse to not focus on my running. That’s why I did it in the first place. And I will honor my commitments to myself.
September = Beast Mode. Time to get shit done and make shit happen. Progress and success are what I’m after.