I wasn't really rooting for anyone yesterday. My team has the first pick in the NFL draft. THAT'S how close they got to the Super Bowl this year. Will the Bucs screw up their pick? Probably. Whoever they pick, the OTHER guy will blow it up in the NFL. But that's just the way it goes and Mick Jagger said it best, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need." I WANTED the Seahawks to win if I were really rooting for anyone. I didn't get what I wanted last night. And that happens. Everything happens for a reason and everything will work out in the end.
Take that attitude with running and you'll be just fine. Train hard. Work for that PR. You didn't track with your average pace on your easy run? Had to cut your run a bit short because you didn't have time? There was a stitch in your side for half your intervals? Stopped dead in your tracks and walked everso gingerly to the nearest restroom (aka, the bush that will definitely hide you from the morning traffic)? Don't (no pun intended) sweat it.
Focus on the positive side to that workout. What did you do right? Did you make it up that hill for the first time without stopping? Run your fastest mile in that tempo run? Haven't run that far ever in your life? Look for those little pluses throughout your workout and you'll see that it wasn't so bad after all. And learn from what went wrong. That stitch in your side? Did you drink too much before the run? Now you know for next time. Find the good in your workout and learn from the issues you had. You'll find that when you start to see the better side of the run you will feel better about yourself and enjoy your workouts much more.
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