Sometimes Bad is Good!

I cannot believe how long this terrible heat wave has endured! It's kicking my butt on my morning runs...and yesterday I had the worst run ever! I think it was slower than when I first started...but it worked to get my attention that's for sure. I thought for sure I'd gone at least 4 or 5 miles... I ran an hour! When I got home I and logged the run I barely had 3.8 miles. Boy was I mad!

So I went through my list of excuses...it's hot, I'm not hydrated, my eating habits suck, I'm fat... yeah, that went on quite a while really...then I decided to suck it up. All of that except the heat - can be changed. Ugh! Change? Well, I embraced it and made it through yesterday. I stayed within my eating guidelines and drank tons of liquids...and guess what; my run this morning was great! I even started later so it was hotter - and I did lots better!

So sometimes bad things can be good. Instead of using them for excuses to keep from changing or progressing - let them help you self-assess and make necessary changes. Everything is not bad when there is something bad...it can turn into something good! It's back to perspective. So the next "bad" thing that comes along - turn it around and let it bring a positive out in you today.

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