SETTING: Carolyn’s Brain
CHARACTERS:
Carolyn – Personal Trainer, Fitness Enthusiast, Coach/Motivator (COACH CAROLYN – CC)
Carolyn – Personal Trainer, Mother of 2 teenage girls, Co-director Running 4 Answers, Homemaker, Basketball Fan (WOMAN CAROLYN – WC)
CC – Beautiful day for a run!! Warm and sunny!! You got new shoes yesterday!! LET’S GOOOOO!!
WC – I totally want to go, but I slept reallllly badly last night. I hardly slept at all the night before that because I stayed up to watch the NCAA basketball final. I worked all morning. I am POOPED. I’ll run tomorrow.
CC – It’s gonna rain tomorrow. Let’s go now.
WC – I lifted Monday and Tuesday, remember? Tried out those new workouts you wrote? I deserve a day off. I’ll go tomorrow.
CC – Tomorrow is already scheduled to be a leg day. Just do 2 miles. I’ll be happy if you do 2.
WC – Right. Legs. Okay. I’ll do 2.
CC – Great. You know you’re going to do 3, right?
WC – Yeah, I know. Let’s go.
CONCLUSION: Ran 3.1
ANNNNNDDDDDD….SCENE!
Moral: Consistency is difficult for everyone. Even those who LOVE to exercise. So what does “Carolyn the Woman” do when this happens? When I am actually tired and actually have a lot going on in my life?
Today I had to think about how I wanted to feel when the day was over. Did I want to look back and REGRET not doing anything? Or did I want to suck it up and get SOMETHING done? I didn’t run 5 or 6. I did a 5k…3.1 miles. It WAS a beautiful day. I took my time. Didn’t break any records. I got the blood flowing. Came up with this fun blog idea, too.
You never know where 3 miles can take you. Begin with the end in mind.
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