A Few Random Thoughts

I had a few thoughts swirling around in the ol' Mind Grapes after the workout this morning. They aren't really connected at all but I wanted to post them.

• Stairs give me nightmares. I hate them. A lot. Football stadiums have more stairs than basketball arenas. I hate stadiums.
   
  
• I enjoyed doing the work on the football field this morning for a couple of reasons. First, the yard lines and goal lines are great for setting miniature goals for each sprint or activity. It's hard to push myself when it feels like I have so much further without end in sight, but I can amp myself up to finish strong when a goal is in front of me. The full field suicides at the end of the morning were a perfect example. I felt as though I got stronger as I got closer to the finish because I was getting over the mental hurdle that I had built for myself. Second, I was running on the hash-marks next to the sideline. I was able to gauge my stride length and keep a consistent pace when my feet started dragging. Last, we did some agility exercises that reminded me a lot of football practice. Took me back to a positive place where I had successfully done the whole "lose a second person" act before.
   
  
• Those full field suicides? Total distance: .625 mile or 2.5 laps around the track.
   
  
• Don't ever go ice skating. My company did a team building event ("Fun Team Event") at the ice skating rink at Centennial Park last Thursday. My ankles are still sore on Tuesday. It feels as though I am running and jumping on 2 ankles recovering from a mild ankle sprain. Going to enjoy the rest day tomorrow.
  
  
• I weighed myself this morning. Down to 357 from 365, so almost 10 pounds since the January boot camp started even with the snow storm taking a week away. Awesome!
   
  
• This morning made the decision final…No "State of the Union Drinking Game" for me tonight!
  

Back to the grind on Thursday.