Bananas are Magic

I have been dreading today's workout.  Last night I told Scott I didn't want to go to the gym in the morning because the thought of running on the treadmill was dreadful.  When my alarm went off this morning, I stayed in bed a little longer than usual thinking of all the reasons I should stay in bed.  In the end, the thought of having the guilt on my mind all day and also leaving my workout buddy stranded, got me up and going. 

I got dressed and the whole time was thinking how I could change the run today.  What would make it better?  Then it occurred to me....I don't usually eat before our morning workouts.  The thought of food at 4:30 just doesn't sit right with me.  YUCK!  But maybe some food would help me not struggle so much through the run.  So, I ate a banana and headed to the gym.  I laughed when I pulled up to the gym because C was wearing a pink top and so was I.  We've been matching a lot lately. 

We started out with our ab/core exercises.  Bob Harper's plank challenge is our standard Friday workout now and each week I feel myself getting stronger.  In fact, this week I didn't struggle at all!  The whole time we were doing our abs, I kept looking at the clock knowing what was coming...the 2 mile run from Hell. 

We made our way to the cardio room.  This week we picked the left side of the room instead of the right where we had been doing our treadmill runs.  The treadmill I was on happened to be positioned in front of a door instead of a mirror.  BONUS!  I didn't have to see myself running.  Started my iPod and treadmill and off I went telling myself I can do anything for 24 minutes.  I started off slowly, I know some of you are saying and that's different from your regular runs, how?  The first mile went by and I was able to distract myself with my music.  When I reached the last 1/4 mile, I stepped it up and went full force to the "finish."  I was done!  Hallelujah!!! 

Not sure what made the difference today.  Was it being away from a mirror?  Was it being on left side of the room?  Was it my music?  Was it because I was so dreading it this week that it ended up not being as bad as my mind made it out to be?  or Was it the magic banana???  Whatever it was, I will try to re-create it next Friday.

Tomorrow I'm torn between taking a rest day or going for a run.  I'll see how I feel in the morning.  Most likely the run will win out.