mind over matter....

15 to 25 mph winds....not such a great day to run outside, but I really wanted to enjoy the sun and NOT run on the treadmill!  This week I have felt great in running and biking, but very tired at swimming.  Yesterday I did my spinning class at OFC and tried to not push it as hard as Monday since I would be doing a brick work out.  After the class I decided to take it outside and run from Battlefield to Sunset and back, the same route that I started running this time last year at my Boot Camp Class (yes the same route I could barley run a quarter of the way when I started, and yes the same route that I tripped and fell...and sprain my arm, yes, that route).  This is also my first time to complete my brick workout outside. So I get to my car to dump my stuff and get my music going, cause usually that's the only thing that gets me through my runs, and damn it, it was dead....no juice at all.  My first thought was to hang it up....I was tired and hate running without tunes, but I pressed on telling myself it wasn't the end of the the world!!!  So I did, and I was so shocked the entire time I was running that I was cruising right along and feeling great, even with the head wind in all directions! So moral of the story...as a good friend once said, running is all about mind over matter.... and I def let myself feel proud of how far I have come in a year, and how great I feel!