How do you people train without a Donna of your very own? I would not have dragged my sorry self to the pool last night if it hadn't been for her. I would not have run in the cold rain without her. And even with her, I don't know if I can make myself run in the cold rain today. She is probably going to have to be all hardcore without me. (This is not a problem for her. She does it all the time. And not only that, but she went and got the cutest, butch haircut ever. Think Bet Yeager pictured over there to the left. While my girl may not be a space marine, you do NOT want to mess with her. She is a powerful determined woman. She stalked out of the house this morning with all of her gear ready. She stopped just short of shaking her fist at the stormy sky and saying, "Bring it on!") Me? I have no reason in the world not to be right there with her, but I'm not. I am tired and grumpy and relieved and hungry and sore and looking for any excuse not to train today. I can't find any. Seriously. Nary an excuse! Even if we strike the soggy, chilly run off the menu, I still have a bike on a trainer, a pool super close by, my very own weight bench five steps from where I sit on my ass whining, and gobs of time to train. Unless I get cancer of the elbow or mightily sprain something in the next few minutes, I'm gonna have to train. Don't you hate days like this? TODAY I LOVE: having a kick ass partner even on days I'm not as hardcore as she is
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I am very, very jealous. Your Donna doesn't have any friends in SW Missouri that are just like her, does she?
Get out there and train. You'll feel even more hardcore and awesome because of it. YOU'LL be the superhero!
OOhhh I need myself a Donna FO SHO!! Can someone be my Donna? LOL
I am so with the grumpiness today! I am grumpy BIATCH today and wish I was at home! I'd probably sit on my fat ass with my animals and not train too! So mentally I'm with you!!
As for the dirty girl gaiters...buy some!!! I really love trail running! It's really growing on me! there is something to be said for running on dirt rather than concrete!! I'll take a picture of my gaiters and send them to you. I have them with me today at work-how geeky is that!! Maybe I'll upload a pic to facebook!!
I hope you have a great day!!!
i want my own donna!! my john goes golfing instead of running with me. pfffffffffft.
Personally, I've found that my motivation has to come from the inside. Nobody can motivate me but me. Shrug. Luckily, I'm usually fairly motivated (pay no attention to the past two weeeks).
Lisa is right motivation must come from within. For me though having Tony to train with has been a Godsend.
More than a few workouts along the way would have been skipped had I not made prior plans with him. Having someone you are in synch with to train with is invaluable and also recommended (by my coach).
It's really hard to get out there and push when you don't want to. However, it does eventually all come down to YOU/ME/All of us who choose to set these crazy half iron goals.
I am so glad you are using the support system that you have because even though it is all up to US on race day, noone gets there alone.
Some of us do have our own Donnas... just not physical ones ;-)
My Donna lives in my head...like Wes. She gets me out the door most days. Her name is Mom;)
I do have some friends that push me like that but I don't have a Donna! :>)
Wow. Donna kinda scares me, but there's also a certain hawtness factor there, from the way you describe her. So I'm all kinda, Don't hurt me, Donna! but at the same time kinda Rrrrrrrrr! Hurt me, Donna!
You are confusing me, Calyx Meredith! How should I feel?
Ha-ha! That sci-fi writer still hasn't lost her Cherryh! She needs a Donna even more than I do! But I don't want to share!
Until recently, I was quite afraid to ride a bike long distances by myself, mainly because I didn't know how to fix a flat well and had crashed last year and couldn't ride home. But truly, like anything else, it just takes practice and getting used to. Some things will never be as fun alone but it is empowering to know you can do things by yourself. Start small and build your confidence. You've done a lot of other things and can do it!
You are very lucky to have a partner like that! But we all have days (weeks??) sometimes when we just don't want to train. Getting out the door is half the battle.
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