Sunday to Sunday.... whew..

Sunday started off with snowflakes the size of golf balls ... not very promising when you are supposed go run the 3.75 mile 25th Annual St. Pat's Dash.  But,  friends were coming down to run and really,  we live in Seattle,  how bad can it be ?  It was wet,  RC and CC were right, I should be in the green wave to start sooner, it snowed,  it rained, there were nutty people in green,  there was a guy carrying a keg the entire run,  but it was actually a good time !!  The new course is snazzy and as always the volunteers rocked.  And drum roll,  I listened to Stevie Ray and did it 'slow and steady' and I didn't walk... not one time !  Wahoo !

Monday -  nothing... even the 6 week half marathon training schedule says rest :) 

Tuesday is St. Pats day !!   Happy B-Day CC !  And I should be going to Kells or Fado's or the Owl and Thistle,  but I think I 'm staying in.  And Tuesday is an easy 2 mile run. 

Wednesday = happy hour happy hour happy hour !!  Wahooooo !  and... it says 'rest' on the training schedule!

Thursday -  A BIG GIANT WAHOOOO !!   Its the opening day of the Seattle Sounders FC.  SOOO excited.  We have season tickets and we'll be there screaming our heads off.  I'm so excited to see soccer live again ... I miss watching the kid play...   

Thursday is also an easy 2 mile run.  

Friday = nothing on the schedule.. love love love that... however,  I might have to switch up Sunday's 4 mile run to Friday.. hhmmm

There's a new yoga place that opened down the street and I'd like to check it out maybe on Saturday with the better half and see what it's all about.  I've never done yoga so hopefully I won't look like a goober (oh wait...).  I think it could be interesting... 

SUNDAY !!!   It's the Big Climb !!  Our team,  Rescue Me,  has an awesome start time thanks to our snazzy team captain Semi KB !   It's a quick little 15 minute jaunt up some stairs and then snacks and food after !  Love it !

There's my week to be in re-cap.

I have been having a bit of a motivation problem lately,  I thought I could blame jet lag,  but apparently I can't use that excuse for you know... a week.  So that's what I'm working on this month.  Motivation,  and mind over matter.  I can talk myself out of anything.  So,  I'm going to work on talking myself INTO things.   

I found this on Jeff Galloway's site ... and it's totally true... if I can get thru the first 15 minutes without talking myself into walking.. then I'm smiling and I know I'll be A-ok !

Right Brain v. Left Brain

The left side of your brain is the logical side. It comes to life when you¹re under stress. It can come up with a million reasons why you don¹t want to go out for a run, don¹t feel like continuing a run, or can¹t get a rhythm going. It has a whole bevy of excuses and reasons to quit  and they all make perfectly good sense! Do any of these sound familiar?

• I¹m really tired today . It would be better for me to relax and watch the news.
• It¹s freezing outside. I¹d better stay inside where it¹s warm. I¹ll run later.
• This is way too uncomfortable to keep going. I¹ve got a million things to get home and do instead.
• Every step is work. I just want to go home and forget about it.

The right side of your brain is the quiet side. When you can relax, it¹s full of creative solutions to almost any problem the left side can come up with. Jeff says in his Training Journal (p. 58) that "The first 15 minutes of every run are a shock to the system. Slow down, get through it and you¹re on your way." If you can just relax and accept that it will take a few minutes to get warmed up and moving smoothly, your right brain can take over and get your mind off those tight muscles and negative left-brain messages.