Trying to stick with it

Mike and I went running a few days ago on the greenway near our house (which I love) and I have been feeling pretty good during my runs lately.  It still takes a lot of mental convincing to get me out there though.  Like this day, I complained that it was too windy.  Well, good thing I had just gotten some new gear, so whipping out my new windbreaker/rainjacket helped in the motivation department.

Ready to go!

And off we went....

Daisy is always ready...she could go for hours!

Mike is not a fan of taking pics while running like I am, so he took pics when we were done

The wind wasn't nearly as bad on the Greenway, I guess because it's protected by all of the trees down there.   I should count my blessings that all I had to worry about was the wind, because I could have been dealing with this up in PA...

This is the view from my sister's house!  She is an amazing photographer, so please don't compare the quality of my measly little pics to hers.  Crazy amounts of snow, huh?  Here is the view from my window this morning.....

And already, this afternoon it looks like this.....

So, I am ready for a nice little Saturday run.  I need to run 5 miles today...and I haven't run 5 miles in about 9 months!  But I'm trying to build back up and keep the motivation high.  My husband is not always so helpful in keeping us motivated.  Mind you, he says he wants to stick with running just as much as me, yet this is what he is doing right now...

Sooooo, looks like I'll be going at it alone.  I had an epiphany today about that actually.  If I want to stick with running and body pump classes, etc, I need to rely on myself and only myself to stay motivated.  Kinda sad, but true.  If my motivation is lacking, then let's just say that Mike's is severely lacking.  If he says he doesn't feel like it, or he'll work out tomorrow, I find myself getting secretly excited, because I don't really feel like working out either.  And then we don't.  But that has to change.  We both need to want to do it for ourselves.  Maybe he is not quite there yet, but I am done using him as an excuse for why I didn't work out.  This is about me, so I'm gonna throw on another new outfit, grab my dog, and get out there and RUN!