It’s been cold this week, as low as 25 with the real feel in the teens. It’s been rainy too – we’ve been rained on multiple times and there were even a few snow flurries on Wednesday. But when you accept the 3rd F, that workouts are held outdoors regardless of how you feel about the weather that day, you don’t have to worry about all of that.
Sure, you can dread it. On some level, even the most eager of us dreads running around in freezing rain or 30 mph winds. Simply put – it’s not fun. But when you accept that you’re going to be a bit miserable, that acceptance quickly becomes growth. I’m going to do the hardest thing I’ve got to do today at 5:30 AM. If you’re Saban, you might say, I’m going to run 2 miles in a thunderstorm in 40-degree weather just to get to the workout. Or if you’re Catfish, you might say, I’m going to show up to a 20-something-degree workout in short sleeves.
This also becomes a challenge to oneself – can I run 8 miles on a freezing stormy morning? Yes. Can I withstand hours of sub-freezing temperatures in short sleeves? Yes. Can I keep this up day after day? Yes. If I can do this, what else can I do?
Goggins says you have to find the “why” before you’re confronted with the pain. You’ve got to know why you’re subjecting yourself to this kind of punishment, or you’ll crumble when it comes. So what’s your “why”? What got you through workouts this week? What else are you capable of?
On Friday it was cold and windy. #YaMomandDem, #Catfish, #Saban, #JesusJuice and YHC ran the mountain, and then alternated doing curls, bent over rows, overhead press, and Walleyes to failure. We headed to the middle of the bridge for some Mary IC. And then we ran to the track and did a full CBT run around the track. It never got warm and the wind blew the entire time… and during the COT we gave thanks for that.
Because we may not have the opportunity next week. Next week might be full of beautiful days that make you feel like doing nothing else than going for an early morning run. Maybe we’ll miss these ice cold days and the ability to test ourselves. Regardless, I think we ended Suck Week strongly.
