Easy would have been continuing to smoke; quitting was harder.
Easy would have been to keep using the bands for the back exercises of P90X; doing actual pull-ups using the pull-up bar is much harder (and I'm really feeling the delayed-onset muscle soreness tonight!! haha)
Easy would have been to never attempt a marathon; being told by paramedics that I should stop... and acknowledging that it was probably the best idea at mile 23 was HARD.
Easy would be giving in to the mental side, telling me it hurts too much or that I can't; pushing through that voice or the pain is hard.
Easy would be not caring how I eat, look or live; training, fueling, learning and sometimes failing, is hard.
Most times I'm happy that I can be stubborn -- not always looking for or taking the easy road. ;) It's funny that most people associate things that are hard with things that are not fun and should be avoided. Fortunately for me, I enjoy the challenge of the difficult things! Nothing motivates me more than doing things others say I can't, and the hard things are the ones of which I'm most proud!
Monday was my long run, a 9-mile feel-good-I-wish-it-wasn't-getting-dark-because-I-want-to-keep-running run! Last night I spent 1h44 minutes on the trainer for 50k on the bike, and tomorrow begins my second recovery week of P90X! Week 8 baby!
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You are awesome! Keep up the hard work! And keep inspiring us!
Way to go - keep on going!!!!
I love your post, thanks Mel!! I was thinking exactly the same things today .... just worded them a littel differently! You're so awesome! :)
Damn girl. You are doing GREAT! I'm impressed. You've really turned it ON. ;)
I am so glad you are running again! I admire the way you have added so much to your life by taking on new challenges and for NOT taking the easy way out!
Wow! Just Wow! You rock!
It's all about putting things into perspective and I think you have done a good job of that!
Holy $hit, woman you are rocking the house! I'm glad that I have my 'Easy' button..........
This reminds me of a quote I love:
"It's easy if you want to do it. It is hard if you have to do it."
Everything is a choice and you are making great ones!!!
So it appears the best I can figure out that you're riding 45 miles! Nice. Hey, I want to donate, but I noticed it's in Canadian dollars. Can I still donate in US dollars?!
I love/hate those long runs where it is starting to get dark and you feel so great but need to go inside.
There is a great quote I read about how the hard things are better than the easy things but I can't remember it right now. Boo.
Do you use the chair for the P90X pull-ups? My husband has a pull-up bar, but still used the chair. I cannot imagine trying to do a bunch of pull-ups! Yikes! Good for you!
Love this post! Great job girly!
Way to go! I always love the feeling of proving people wrong :-)
Great post Mel! Really puts things into perspective. BTW - My p90x has arrived! I will be joining you on this journey. LOL
way to go! it is interesting to think about the easy route in every day things,... and then of course in fitness. really, nothing we do as far as a workout is easy. showing up, sweating it out, pushing ourselves, making comittments,... we should all give ourselves some pats on the back :) thanks for the reminder!!! i tend to beat myself up over what i don't do or what i don't do well enough. but doing something often is also good!
The hard stuff is so worthwhile!
You inspire me, as always!
I think a lot of us have that stubborn quality..that "oh yeah, you think I can't/won't...watch me." It's all the hard things that are so rewarding!
very true!! i'm so stubborn but then again, i like challenging myself and doing the hard things. makes us stronger!
Like others have said, the "hard" stuff is all worth it!
1hr. 44min. on the trainer...wow! That takes a lot to ride a trainer for that long!
awesome!
people like us are always taking the road less traveled. it's what makes us fun. or completely nuts!
i still haven't figured out why we think it's fun, but by george it is. good job on the 9! i love those runs. i'm looking forward to having another one of those runs soon.
What a great inspiring post!
Mel, I just loved this post. I too enjoy the challenge of doing "difficult" things and have heard many times from well-meaning family members that I'm too old, too small, too whatever and should not do them, which only makes me want to do them more.
Seems like it was a good run! I hope to have some of those!
PS
I've tagged you on my blog. ;)
Oh girl, I am as hard headed as you are, it's nice to read fellow blogger's posts that portray things like this. If it's not challenging, it's not fun!
umm. 9mi on a weekday is awesome! seems like not that long ago you were being very cautious about running for 20 minutes because of your leg troubles. you are tough and have made your comeback! i love it :)
i love this post and what comes to mind after reading yours statements for me is "Easy would be allowing a challenge/obstacle to control you, instead of taking that challenge/obstacle by the horns and deciding for yourself how is going to affect you". From my own challenges I have found that there are so many lessons to be learned from them but you have to look, you have to stare them straight in the eyes and embrace them, but to do that you need courage, strength and the determination that you are not going to let go until you get to the other side no matter how many times you may get beaten up along the way. And once you are on the other side.... well you know what it is like.
i love this post <3 the hard road leads to the greatest rewards.
I am lifting every other day right now and I seriously don't know how you are doing P90 and marathon training...my body is so tired
Haha, yeah I think we are both stubborn. At least now it is for something good! Way to crank it out. Pull ups are a B*tch
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