Eff It

The other day I had the opportunity to talk to my former cross country coach.  He gave me some great advice about life.

Tell yourself "F*** It".

I'm not one to say the actual word out loud (even to myself), but I'll say "Eff It" for sure.  It's a little less harsh haha.

I really have tried to apply that to my life and let go of a lot of things.  Just eff it and move on.

Today I needed that.  I was going to go on a long run, but I was tired and decided to nap because I just wasn't feeling it and knew I still had time to run later.  I stayed in bed longer though and started losing motivation.

EFF IT.

I got out of my bed and went for a run, even if it was going to be shorter.  I was going at a pretty good pace but wasn't feeling my healthiest.

EFF IT.

I need to enjoy my run and just let go.  I kept going and decided that I was going to run up the 900 South hill so I would run more than 3 miles.  The hill wasn't super easy, but.....

EFF IT.

I wasn't going to let a stupid hill stop me!  So I didn't.  I turned the corner and kept a good pace all the way down 1300 east.

I ran down a hill and then had one last mini incline before I turned the corner to my final stretch.  Incline? 

EFF IT.

I kept my pace strong, turned the corner and started running down hill towards my house.  I had a smile on my face as I saw the sunset and I remembered that God is always with me.  That running is a spiritual experience.

EFF IT.

God gave me this gift.
I wasn't going to slow down and I was going to get faster.  I was almost done anyway.

I got to my house and was at 3.9 miles. 

EFF IT.

I was going to make sure I hit 4.0 miles.  So I kept running around my street in circles until I got it.

That was my run.  And I'm SO happy that I got outside today.  There's no reason to not run.  I've got the time. I've got the strength.  And I've got the health.

So EFF IT.

Runaway Girl