Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy,
Put my glasses on, Im out the door – I’m gonna run this city,
Before I leave, brush my teeth, fill my Camelbak,
Cause when I leave for this run, I’ll be sprinting back.
I put some moleskin on my toes, toes,
I laid out all my workout clothes,
Got my pepper spray and my cell phone,
My shuffle playing my favorite cds
Trying not to get too stiiiiiiicky.
Don’t stop.
That my friends, is how I woke myself up for the first half mile of the run early this morning! :biggrin: Sometimes I make weird rhymes to music to entertain myself.
All day yesterday I was missing my early morning run. I took a rest day yesterday and I was really missing those morning endorphins. It’s funny how quickly the body starts to crave endorphins at a certain time! I definitely felt more sluggish yesterday morning than when I got in a good workout before work. It’s a Catch-22 really; the body craves endorphins but you know you should rest your body. Sometimes taking a rest day is as difficult as convincing myself to workout on other days. It just depends on the day!
This morning I leaped out of bed and threw on my workout clothes. I put my workout clothes next to my bed so I could get ready quickly before ‘thinking too much’.
“I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing.” ~Marsha Doble
One of my favourite workout quotes!
For years, I used to workout first thing in the morning, literally within 15 minutes of getting up. I would be half asleep during the first 20 minutes of the workout, but then the endorphins would wake me up and it was all downhill from there.
I filled up my Camelbak and popped a couple medjool dates in my mouth for some energy.
We overslept until 6:45am so by the time I got out there it was 7am and HOT!!! It was already 25C when I left.
The run:
- Distance: 5.01 miles
- Time: 42:29 mins
- Avg pace: 8:28
Mile Splits:
- Mile 1: 8:50
- Mile 2: 8:25
- Mile 3: 8:35
- Mile 4: 8:21
- Mile 5: 8:11
It was a great run and I had sweat pouring out of me upon my return. I came home and had an icy shower and then sprinted to make breakfast. A Green Monster was on the menu today.
Post-Run Green Monster
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of purple kale
- 1.25 cups almond milk
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 scoop Amazing Grass Chocolate Amazing Meal Powder
- 1 large frozen banana
Yum!
On the side I had a trial of a new GF + Raw Glo Bar with some peanut butter on top.
Perfect post-run breakfast!
I will have to water these guys later…!
Today’s question: Do you do anything to entertain yourself during workouts? Anything odd/strange/funny or tricks of distraction?
Shipping out my orders now and then market prep begins today. I am officially half way through the work week…just gotta make it til Saturday night. Stay cool!
I have no idea how people get out and start working out so fast! I need to EAT first thing in the morning. I need to feed my tummy and get some energy!
I love the rewording of the song. It could have been an awesome workout hit! Get Ke$ha on the phone! lol
I think of funny memories to keep myself entertained. Sometimes I’ll smile (or even laugh a bit) to myself. I’m sure my fellow worker-outers think I’m nuts!
LOL! That was too funny!
I posted last night about what I sometimes do while on the elliptical or treadmill: pop in an old Disney Sing Along Songs tape! :D I usually just mumble along or sing along in my head, but it makes time go by much quicker and makes the workout that much more fun. Actually, any classic Disney movie does the trick for me.
(Hey, my comment showed up! Guess it was just that one post, Angela!)
Those flower pics are gorgeous! Your smoothie is sooo green and so pretty! Love how you changed the lyrics around to motivate your run!
I’m actually having an amazing grass giveaway on my blog! http://roseyrebecca.com/2010/07/07/amazing-grass-giveaway/
Who knew you were a closet rapper!! I don’t really do anything to distract myself except listen to music – which occassionally involves me accidentally singing out loud!
OMG – That remake was EPIC! Thanks for the giggles. Sunday’s workout = Doble’s Quote! :-)
I have to constantly keep myself distracted when I run. As soon as I think “oh my gahhh I’m running and I’m in pain and miserable” and I stop immediately. I must keep myself busy! I can run for a long time as long as my mind is occupied. But as soon as I snap back to reality something sets in and I feel like I can’t run anymore. It is weird!!!
I do that with music (although my i-pod is in serious need of an update. I’m so sick of my music!), counting trees, choreographing dances in my head, counting my steps up to 10 over and over again, going over my to-do list in my head, just imagining different stories and scenarious…and whatever else I can do to take my mind off being out of breath, in pain, and not laying in front of the tv watching garbage reality shows.
I always think about winning the lottery when I am out running. It passes the time and makes me smile even if it is just a fantasy!
LOL I love making up crazy lyrics to songs in my head! I’m never quite clever enough with them to warrant sharing though! Ha! Just wanted to say I really enjoy your blog and you inspire me to keep moving! I love running and it’s great to read about someone who shares the passion!
your song made me die laughing. kesha is so good for running/dancing!
when i’m having a really tough run, i’ll put on super epic music and pretend i’m either in a music video, or going slo-mo in a running montage.
on the elliptical, i usually listen to upbeat poppy music, and i’ll sometimes pretend i’m at the bar dancing and having a good time with friends. but once i was listening to ‘sexy chick’ and i ended up actually dancing, hips and arms a’ swingin’. emmmmmbarrassing.
I wish I could fit in some exercise in the morning. It’d be great to get a run in before work! Unfortunately, I already have to wake up at 5am to get to work on time, so I’d have to get up at 4am or so, which isn’t happening. It’s hard enough to get up at 5! :)
I typically just listen to music or watch the TV, but if I think about it, and if I’m doing something less upper-body involved, I might read a magazine.
new favorite song! when will you be releasing your album ??? lol! that new glow bar looks terrific! please tell the flavor :) im dieing to know!!!
Haha love your running anthem. =P Music is key for me during any workout. For morning runs I love to get my dog excited early on so that even if I’m not motivated enough to go she won’t stop bothering me until we do. She also helps keep me going at a faster pace. She can easily do 8 miles with just one or two water breaks and still want to run more. Sometimes I’m so focused on her I forget I’m running. Gotta love that! lol
Wow, great run! It’s hard for me to take rest days sometimes, too.
I have been caught singing out loud and dancing. When I am on a twenty mile run sometimes the only thing to do is dance!
On a long run, I pretend that I am at the tail end of my marathon and I’m neck-n-neck for first place with Kara Goucher. I always win.
I read your anthem to my husband this morning, but I was laughing so hard I could hardly read it, I LOVE your posts, they are so motivating and make me realize I’m not the only crazy person when it comes to motivating myself to get going!!
Love the lyrics! I think I’ll try that when I am up running at 4:30 am and can’t quite seem to get motivated! Check out my brand new health & beauty blog http://www.runningwithmascara.com! Definitely going to keep reading this blog!
I read your blog and love it. I’ll be visiting it quite often as well because we have something in common, Running!!!
That is a great question! I actually love to skip, jump, run sideways and backwards, and run crazy like a kid would do! Kind of like the Friends episode where Rachel was imbarrassed to run with Feebee! lol Yep that’s me and I don’t care how crazy I look because I have so much energy and that is what my body craves and ultimately it burns a heck of a lot more calories and body fat than just simply running!
I should have someone tape me and put it on Youtube! Ahhhh the joys of running! :)