Confessions of a Twenty Something

     Hellllooooo heat advisory.  Nothing I crave more than a heat advisory until 9 freaking pm!! NOT!  Its days like today I thank God I work in an air conditioned facility.  Hopefully the AC doesn’t go out or we could have big problems.

     Yesterday I had a first.  Yesterday I ran 4 miles.  Straight.  Without stopping once.  

     Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve ever done this, but it is the first time I’ve accomplished this feat since running my half marathon 14 months ago.  Andddd with a bum hip.  Sidenote:  After running my half marathon it was discovered that I have hip dysplasia and an almost completely torn labrum in my right hip.  Shockingly my hip felt pretty damn good throughout the whole run.  Today, well today it’s a different story…

My body does not want to move a single inch.

     Yesterdays run followed an ass-kicking upper body workout on Monday.  I tend to have this problem where whenever Will gives me an exercise to do, my immediate response is “How many reps?”  Monday I tried something different.  I did as many reps as I could possibly manage, then I stopped.  I found that I could push my body much farther than I thought, which gave me the motivation I needed to do it all over again 30 seconds later.  Talk about feeling the burn!  Next time you’re at the gym , try it.  Try not having a number that you’ll quit at.  I promise you will be surprised at what your body can accomplish.