training matters

I know training is important. But some days I just don't want to get out the door. Or I realize I didn't leave enough time to warm-up and stretch and then do the training and have enough time to get back, shower, change and get to work on time.

Then I think, that's okay, I'll skip the stretching. I'm doing pretty well and it'll be okay. Or, I'll cut the warm-up short or - if I'm only scheduled to do 5k, well, it's just 5k, I don't need to warm up.

My body generally reminds me a few minutes in that I need to do these things. Gently if I listen the first time; loudly a couple hours or one day later if I ignore it. So I've learned to listen to my body.

And I've learned to listen to those around me. A friend was recently talking about a walk she did and how she realized a ways into it that she needed to do some more training before doing a half marathon. She's in good shape but more achey than I am and with a couple other issues after our walk because she's not training.

I notice. My training is definitely decreasing my hurts and increasing my speed of recovery from tired or achey muscles. I can do this. I am doing this.

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