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Evaluate & Adjust


"Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment." John C. Maxwell, Your Road Map For Success

Got up at 4am to read some journal articles and could barely see straight.  I struggled until 8am then went back to bed.  I glanced at FACEBOOK to see if my running club was still having the 10 mile club run.  It was still on, but I was not. I so was tired.  I had been getting up at 3:45 am all week trying to maintain my clinical and course schedules and the realization that I ….Ms. Energizer Bunny just needed to go back to bed.

Time to re-adjust I thought.  I planned on running the Baltimore/Annapolis Half Marathon in March, but when they offered refunds to transfers; I took it.  I just have to accept that I don’t have the time in my schedule to train like I had hoped while in my last term of nursing school and preparing for the a national boards in May. 

All is not lost though.  What I have found is that I am enjoying doing my 1-1:30 half workouts on the weekends rather than 2+ hours.  I have continued to do 45-75 minute workouts 3-4x during the week by combining swimming, running, spinning, lifting and stretching and have more energy. 

I have accepted I Can’t do everything, but I can do what I can.   

 What I have Learned?

With less time, I have become more efficient, stronger and focused.  By doing my repeat workouts up to 90 mins., I feel I will be ready for late Spring/early Summer running, biking, hiking, swimming fun.

And so it is.  Acceptance is a wonderful thing.  Sometimes you can’t adjust your life, but you can adjust how you experience it. 

~Stayfitt

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