Ugh...

Adrienne and I ordered the UFC fight this weekend and it was awesome. We love the fighting! I would love to train for and fight in MMA. It is not going to happen, but I know that I would just love it.

Sometimes the miles gang up and basically ground and pound you! I feel so little motivation right now, and I assume I am just tired. I took an easy week and am back on it this week. Sticking with the analogy, I guess it is time to get to my feet and fight back, bloodied and all. Perseverance is the key to training! Perseverance through the tough times begets consistency, and it is consistency that begets great results. This is why running and training is such a great builder of character. You must not give up during the tough times. You must not answer when death comes knocking on the door. You must be resilient, hardened by the miles, the thoughts that fill your mind out on those long runs, the love of the sport, the disgust in failing. This hardening build character, and this character is shown under a bright light when the racing starts.

So, although I feel it would be more fun to go home and have a couple beers while watching the Lakers hopefully win game 4 tonight, I will run instead. After the run, of course, I will have a couple beers and watch the Lakers win. I think a couple flat runs will start the week off well, and then it is back to the hills so I can go and race up in Vail on June 8. I hear the race is quite difficult, so that should be a fun one. I don't mind suffering. I do think that is what brought me back to running. The suffering! The quiet pain that builds throughout the race, that turns into a scream, and a roar by the end. The silencing of it after a good race, and the haunting of it after a poor race. That might be all the motivation I need!

I guess sometimes you just need to write thoughts down to remind yourself of what you love the most about what you do. For me it is suffering. For you?

So, when you find yourself in that pergatorious place, jot down a few thoughts, stir hope and rejuvenation, and get back on that horse. I think the nice part is that everyone goes through it over and over again, it is just a thing that we like to go through alone. I don't know why!?