As my friend Nita would say.. "So there I was...." on the treadmill tonight in the gym. My goal tonight was a 30 minute session walking for 45 seconds and running for 1:15 (alternating). I wasn't really tracking distance tonight I just needed my tired legs to complete a good 30 minutes with no pauses to huff and puff! I was doing well, listening to my secret husbands Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z and watching Sportscenter on the tv. At 5-10-15-20-25 minutes I felt ok. Tired, but ok. Then I started to slow down and sweat got in my eye and I said to myself "Self, you're good - go ahead and slow it down and hop off."
Then I looked up at the TV. ESPN was marking the 20 year date of Jim Valvano's speech at the ESPY awards. There was a man who knew he was dying, could barely walk and still he managed to get there and inspire others. I had to finish the 30! So I kept going and going for those last minutes while I watched the speech. If Jimmy V can do what he did then, I can shuffle my sausage feet for 4 more minutes. If you're not a huge sports fan, you may not have ever seen the speech. You should check it out: http://www.jimmyv.org/about-us/remembering-jim/jimmy-v-espy-awards-speech/ .
We'll see how training and weigh-in goes this week. I feel like I've eaten nothing but carby carbs this past week.
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