Morning run tomorrow

I had a longer than usual rest over the weekend.  The  race in New York on Saturday right after my regular run on Friday made it two consecutive days of runs which I normally don't do. Since you tend to run a race harder than the usual runs that also adds to the stress.  But it was alright for me as mileage-wise it was still less than what I would've normally done over Friday thru Sunday and I would also be resting till the next run tomorrow (Wednesday). It worked out well. I feel fresh and ready for tomorrow. Humidity will be 97% and fog is predicted, but it doesn't look too bad. It's never going to be perfect weather. That is the fun of outdoor running. We get to condition our bodies against all sorts of weather. I have fallen sick far fewer days since I started running outdoors.

Earlier last year when I switched from evening runs to morning runs, around winter time when days were getting shorter, I found it hard to get up and get out in the morning. After waking up I would lay in bed looking at the weather forecast for temperature, rain, humidity, snow and what not, to see if the day was actually good for running. It was just my mind playing tricks.  I guess was just feeling too lazy to get off the bed in the morning and hit the road. I found that when I think of my run as soon as I woke up, I had a tendency to look for excuses as to why that day was not really good for running. However, if I didn't think of running as I woke up but slowly eased into the morning with a cup of tea, checking email and news over the next one hour or whatever, my mind was more receptive to tying up the laces and hitting the road. I didn't have to fight it out with myself anymore.. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I'm not able to trick or tame my mind like that - why risk it? I don't want to think about it:-)   Perhaps it is just Newton's First Law in action - a body at rest will continue to be at rest unless it is acted upon by an external force.  On the other hand, a body in motion, which our bodies will be if we just ease into the morning with tea and whatever else works for us, will also continue to be in motion (uniform motion - if there are any puritans reading this) unless it is acted upon by an external force!  Try that next time when you find it hard to convince yourself to get out in the morning. Afterall, Newton's First Law is a fundamental law. It should work for you :-)

Have a good day!