Confessions

In the last few months, I've been through not one but two breakups (same guy) so while I'm not making excuses for my lack of enthusiasm for working out, sometimes getting out of bed in the morning is hard. I don't expect sympathy or empathy or any other -pathy out there because the second time, I put myself in the wrong position. But I'm getting really tired of waking up and not feeling good about myself and honestly, it's starting to make me angry. I know I deserve so much more but more often than not right now, I doubt that. The whole situation really messed with my head. It affects my energy level, what I eat, what I do, how well I focus (on anything). Life is so much more than this crap and for some reason, I can't get my head out of the weeds.

My Pittsburgh trip helped. I got to see my best friend from college and a few other great friends, eat amazing food, get a couple of good workouts in, and just relaxed. I wasn't sad. I wasn't angry. For the first time in a very long time, I was really just content. It felt like I was gone for a week but in a good way. There are very few people who balance me the way my friend does and I could not be happier that she is in my life (so thank you).

However, I'm back now. Back in DC, back in my apartment, back in my cubicle at work. The places where all my neativity lurks. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little bit better.

Le Sigh.

Workouts:

Saturday - I missed the Cathedral because I had a late night on Fri night but we went on really great run, which was probably slow for her pace. We ran along the river on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail from downtown, around the casino, and back. I definitely wanted to stop a few times but after stretching my calves (which tend to cramp a lot), I pushed myself to finish the loop. We ran up the stairs near PNC park, picked up the pace across the bridge, and sprinted from there to the transformer sculpture for a strong finish. It was absolutely beautiful because we could see the hillsides and all leaves were different colors. I hit my goal of running more than 3 miles. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3283299 which makes me happy. I'm really focusing on being stronger and faster for my second marathon. Time: I believe it was around 41 minutes.

Some pics from the run:





Sunday we did a one-hour circuit workout with weights, pushups, abs, jumpies, burpies, and squats. And today I hurt...what a shocker.

~Ro

P.S. This week should be interesting...my coworkers and I are starting a workout club - MWF - we'll be doing P90x...