I ran 4.07 miles this morning. It was dark, cold and windy. My legs were sore from yesterday’s 13.1 mile run. My head hurt from the exhaustion from another night of not enough sleep. But I got up, stretched, braved the chill and ran anyway. As I approached the Natchez Trace, two deer ran out in front of me. They probably wondered why some fool was running at 4:30 a.m.
On Sunday friend tweeted, “What are you training for now?” The honest answer? I was training for Monday. Today I trained for Tuesday. As my life gets busier, I know I need the physical stamina that being fit provides.
I’ll probably run a race or two in the next couple of months. I like to do that for fun. But that’s not why I exercise. I know that by taking one hour of my day to stay fit I’ll be way more productive the other 23. That’s why I run. That’s what I’m training for.