Missing Workouts
I missed my swim workout today. I didn’t sleep well last night (long story involving the dog) and opted to sleep in. I packed my gym bag to swim after work.
As I was driving to the gym, my eyes were heavy and my tummy growling – in spite of a snack before I left. I knew that my swim was not going to be a quality workout. I decided to go home and relax with a plan to move my swim to Friday (my normal day off) and go to bed early tonight.
I know I need to listen to my body. But, I always feel so guilty about missing a workout. It’s ridiculous. My heart knows that it would have been a worthless workout, but my brain hates that I’m not following my coach’s plan to the T.
My old coach told me once “you are not lazy, it’s your body’s way of telling you it’s too much” and “your body doesn’t know the difference between stress – emotional, physical, or mental – so cut yourself some slack when life gets tough.” I get that. But, I also get that 140.6 is a DAMN long way to go. And lately, I have been lazy, so I need get my act together.
Really, I should have gotten my ass up this morning. I should have known better. I am setting the alarm right now so this doesn’t happen again.
Let’s do this.
