Go Hard or Go Home

Ok you shouldn’t go hard all the time but there’s a time and place for it. I’m finally learning in the pool, that is a lot of the time. My exact comments from a hard swim today were “Had to fight like hell for those 100 times like seeing spots and not properly functioning by the end.” Katie’s response to this was that I should be working that hard all the time in the pool.  I ended my comments with “It was good! (I say after the fact, not in the moment).” Although going hard can really REALLY suck in the moment at times, I always feel great about it afterwards. There are always the battles in my mind between going hard and just giving up but nothing feels better than doing the work I was supposed to do. Giving up makes me feel like crap. Not physically, but mentally.

I’d been thinking how my schedule looked light in running considering a have a half marathon in 6 weeks. I assumed this was mostly because my body was still recovering. Those thoughts certainly don’t exist anymore. When I read my schedule for next week I have very mixed feeling. First off the total hours spent running is more than I’ve ever done. Secondly, some of the paces scare the crap out of me. Despite all of this, looking at my schedule put a big smile on my face. The work isn’t meant to be easy. If it was easy, everyone would do it. Ok maybe not everyone but more people. I asked for this work. I want it. Yes, it will be hard at times but that’s what I need to get better. And I truly do want to see how far I can go, how much I can improve. There’s only one way to find out. Bring it on.