No, I haven't forgotten the advantages of planning all of a sudden. Nor have I gotten soft around the holidays, but I discovered Sunday at the gym that my plan was holding me back a little.
Lately my treadmill work out has been 30 or 45 minutes, either 2 or 3 reps of this:
1. 5 Minutes Slow
2. 5 Minutes Less Slow
3. 5 Minutes Jog (and that is a very generous term for walking faster but actually lifting both feet off the treadmill at once)
I was convinced that 5 minutes was all I could "jog" at this point and I was set in this pattern. On Sunday I did the same 45 minutes, but I shook up the order and did 2 "jog" blocks back-to-back. For those of you with math skills like mine, that means I "jogged" for 10 minutes straight.
By challenging my plan I learned I could do a 10 minute "jog" with relative ease. The other day in the pool I was set on doing 1000 yards, but once in the pool I felt good enough to do 1200.
Planning is crucial for me, but I can't let my plan convince me of limitations I don't have any more.
10 minutes leads to 15, then 30, then suddenly you're running a 5K!
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