Five miles run and done before 6:25 a.m. Sounds great, but it started out quite miserable.
When the alarm went off this morning, I was so tempted to tell Ryan to head to the gym without me. I wanted to sleep in and blow off the run I had scheduled on my half marathon training plan.
As I took my time peeling myself out from underneath the covers (okay, the sheet – it’s 80 degrees in our house), I called upon one of my exercise mantras to get my butt moving.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
My body wasn’t tired. I felt well-rested and knew I could churn out a run, but staying in bed sounded so much more appealing. Still, I knew I’d feel awesome after knocking out five miles, so I sucked it up and went to the gym with Ryan and got it done.
I upped my pace a bit and then walked 0.1 miles every time I reached a mile, leading up to five. It kept me more engaged in the run and made each mile feel like a mini accomplishment.
I spent a good 10 minutes after my run stretching and foam rolling. I did lots of stretches for my hips, including my favorite yoga stretch. It felt fantastic. I need to spend more time stretching after runs!
Breakfast
Today’s breakfast was another oatmeal banana combination winner.
I made the oats by boiling milk on the stovetop and then adding old fashioned oats, a sliced banana, cinnamon and a tablespoon of honey to the mix. I let everything bubble on a medium heat until the oats thickened (about six minutes).
Such a good breakfast!
Quotes of Interest
Since we’re on the topic of exercise mantras and motivational or inspiring quotes in general, I thought I’d share a few of my current favorites with you. (All pictures found via Pinterest.)
Question of the Morning
- What quote are you loving lately?
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I love that last quote especially. I remind myself often that “Happiness is a Choice.”
Love all the quotes!!!!
Some of my favorites:
Pain is weakness leaving the body
You miss every shot you don’t take
love this post! bookmarked for when I need a good pick me up!
Mee too!!!
these are great! saved to my desktop immediately 🙂
Have you ever tried Bikram yoga? A-mazing for you if you are a runner because not only does it stretch all those leg muscles but helps with your endurance as the class is done in a room heated to over 100 degrees.
And on a different not, just want to say I really enjoy reading your blog so keep up the great work! I bought a crock pot and it has changed my life! I’m hopeless at cooking meat and the crock pot (and your recipes) make it so easy!
Cheers 🙂
My favourite quote was one from my father to me when I had my first child. He said, “Always treat your child like they are the person that they are capable of being” Love all the quotes today!!
I loved your post on motivational quotes for working out. I think I might love this post even more.
Exactly the reminder I needed on a day when I’m stressing over the littlest things!
Starting my Motivation pinterest board now!!
I love “everything happens for a reason”. At the time it doesn’t seem that way, but it always works out. I love that quote by maya angelou
Since school seems to have me cranking out papers until my fingers bleed and my brain withers from losing all of its creative juices, the quote that’s stuck in my mind is: “Never sacrifice clarity for stylistic flair.” I love commas, adjectives, and using catchy phrases and cliches….sometimes unnecessarily 😛
Love the quotes. !!
Wow, isn’t it funny how people can say things that just seem to fit right into your life? 🙂 I love the “you are as happy as you make your mind up to be” quote. I tell my husband that, all the time, actually.
Fave quote is “Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for somebody to bring you flowers” I also like “It’s never crowded along the extra mile”
Love these quotes!!
Also like— “those who stand for nothing fall for anything”
“happiness is a choice” and “be the change you want to see in the world.”
I love those quotes! I really like the one about people always remembering how you made them feel. I feel like framing all of those haha!