Day 19

WOW...only 11 days left of this Challenge! Yesterday was a good day - just tired. I came to the conclusion that I HAVE to have my full and complete rest day. Not "rest" because I don't do a CF WOD and still do a CFE WOD, but "rest" because I TOTALLY REST!! I think that deciding that made it easier to get through the day!

Yesterday's WOD was tough. It is at least 91 in the gym by about noon these days, and although I know it is good for me to get acclimated to workout out in the heat, since the Peachtree Road Race will be HOT, it still doesn't change the fact that working out in that kind of heat is WAY harder than normal. I hate it, yet I love it. I guess it is kind of that sadistic love-hate relationship! I hate that it is hot and that I feel like I struggle more, but I love that I could do it and that I sweat like mad! When done working out in a veritable sauna you just have this major feeling of accomplishment - like you are tougher than those sissies over there in the air conditioned globo gym!

So, as much of a sissie as I felt like on Wed, I think I made up for it yesterday with my 18:09 time, 105 wall ball shots with 15# ball hitting RIGHT under the 10ft line, and 105 pull ups, and tearing up my hands. I feel vindicated. Knowing you are going to take an entire day off and get to really, truly REST, will sure help you push yourself!

Waking up this morning, I already felt better knowing I could take it totally easy all day today. I'm sure that by evening I'll be antsty and will hate the fact that I didn't do anything, but that will be good because then I'll be ready for a good CFE run tomorrow morning!