You want me to what???

Ever push yourself beyond your comfort zone....I mean REALLY push it? If we followed the advice on a Lu Lu Lemon shopping bag, we would be doing 1 thing per day that scares us....among other words of wisdom to follow. Well, I usually pride myself in pushing to the limit but of course, I think we all do within our own comfort zone. We tell ourselves that little extra bit is a real push when in fact it might just be a nudge. Don't get me wrong, there is no shame in that. After all, we progress or run the risk of being stagnant! Well tonight I was pushed into a definite non comforting area when my Crossfit instructor took one look at the kettle bell I had carefully selected for tonight's metcon andToledo me to put it back and get the heavier one. I dutifully listened of course, jokingly asking if she was trying to kill me lol. Her answer rang true....we will only grow and progress if we push orpurselves beyond what we think we are capable of...only then can you see true gains. After all, the athlete that's lifting that heavier weight got there because they pushed themselves out from a lighter one. Makes sense and while tonight's metcon was hard, I have to admit she was right. I proved it to myself while at the same time, reminding me of why enjoined this gym in the first place.....to push and test my limits!

7th heaven....

Well technically that was 7km today and while I wasn't necessarily in heaven, I felt pretty good.  Sun shinning, breeze blowing - nice summer day for a run.  My legs held up for the second day in a row back into it.  Thank you legs!  It would have been extra nice to jump into a big pool after that run but alas...work calls and the shower had to suffice.  Oh and apparently I'm known as the boss lady who runs in my building lol...okay - I'll take it :) 

Shall we do lunch?

Ahhh....lunch time run near the lakeshore.  Finally a decent day to fit one in - hot but a good breeze to make it bearable.  A short 5km which was what I needed to get in that '1st' fun after my lazy hiatus!  Not gonna lie - felt a bit nautious a few times, but I kept it going.  Lesson for the rest of summer - water always comes with me even for a short run.  I really went through it today!  Now if I can only turn down the red in my face lol.