One of those days

Some days it's just hard to get out of bed. For me, that's one of the hardest things about training for a marathon. There are days when I just don't feel like training, yet I need to get up and put in my time or miles. Luckily, today is NOT one of those days when I have to train. It is Friday, which means, it is a rest day. Whew! I didn't sleep well and don't feel well. Oh well.

You may wonder what I would do if it was a training day. One of two things - I would either force myself to get on up, lace up my shoes and head out the door or I would take an extra rest day. Sometimes our bodies just need to rest and sometimes it is a mental thing and we need to concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other. It is a balance which can be difficult to find. Isn't that a struggle for many areas of our lives?

Finding balance in all that we do can be challenging. We all have 24 hours in a day - how are you going to spend yours? Working, playing, spending time with family? Training for a marathon forces me to carve out time for exercise 5 -6 days out of the week. Because I am organizing that time, it carries over into other areas of my life and helps me to organize my time for work, play and family.

One of the ways I do this is to make a list, or two lists: a daily list and a "running" list. The daily list is just what it says it is. It is a list of the things I need to get done that day. The running list is list of things that need to get done, whether it be today or the next week, month, etc.

When things are written down, I am less likely to forget to take care of them. Putting them on a list frees my mind to think about other things. Keeping a list also keeps me focused. Speaking of lists, since "radio show" is first on my list today, I'd better get up and get going!

Gotta run!