A blog about my life, fitness and fun! (...and maybe a few cat pictures...)

A blog about my life, fitness and fun! (...and maybe a few cat pictures...)

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Via Training Plan (Hansons!)

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Via Marathon training officially begins in a week! I knew I would use Hansons for my training, but I went back and forth on whether to use the beginner or advanced plan. I originally decided to do the beginner.


The first thing I did was write out the entire beginner plan on my color coded calendar.

My colorful beginner plan.

But as I wrote the plan, I kept thinking that it didn't look like a big enough challenge. I mean, the first several weeks were full of 2-5 miles runs. The first run that hit double digits was Week 7. Is that really going to get me to my goal?

I know you are allowed to add mileage to this plan, but if I was going to add mileage, why not just do the advanced plan?

Then I wrote out the advanced plan. I broke it into Part 1 and Part 2 so it wouldn't be so intimidating. I put the first nine weeks on one piece of paper and the second nine weeks on another. Mentally, it will be easier to think of doing two 9 week plans than one huge 18 week plan! (Running is all mental games, remember!?)

I know you can't read this, but I just wanted to show you how I laid it all out.

There are two things that scare me about the advanced plan. It's the 11 weeks in a row of super high (for me) mileage and the intense speed training. It's not that I don't want to put the work in. Believe me, I am very excited to work hard. I am just worried about my body holding up!!!

Fears aside, I decided to do the advanced plan. The last thing I needed to figure out was my time goal for the marathon so I could run my training at the correct paces. I said before that my A Goal is to PR with a <3:28:07. I promise you if I just got a 3:28:06 I would pee my pants with excitement. But I'm worried about whether I should train to hit my goal right on the mark or if I should train to get under my goal... that way there is some buffer room, you know? I talked to Allison, who just completed the Hansons plan and she said go for 3:25:00. Okay then!

My paces for each workout.

None of those paces scare me except marathon goal pace.
I honestly do not think I can run a marathon at a 7:49 pace. I know that's a lousy way to think at the beginning of training, but I have to be honest! A 7:54 pace would bring me in at 3:27 and having those 5 extra seconds per mile seems much more manageable. We shall see...

Hopefully I am able to complete all of the prescribed workouts on the Hansons plan. But beyond that, here are some other things I want to be sure to do during the training:


This pretty much sums up all my training goals. I didn't mention anything about lifting as I realize it may have to take a back seat for now. Even though I only lift upper body (read here if you want the reason for that), lifting is EXHAUSTING! And I don't normally lift and run on the same day. But since I want to keep my rest days completely workout free, if I want to lift during these 18 weeks, I'm going to have to do it on a day I run.

Fridays and Mondays look like they are the lowest mileage days on the plan. If I am going to lift, it is going to be on those days. I realize I may skip some lifting sessions or I may not be able to lift as heavy as I normally do. Right now I am okay with that, but I'm not going to lie... if I see myself getting weaker it is probably going to bother me! I will just have to deal with that as it comes.

There ya have it, folks! More than you probably wanted to know about my upcoming training! Writing this post has really made me excited! I can't wait to BRING IT!

... But it also has me scared. I am very skeptical of my abilities right now. I suppose that is normal. I can't wait to work hard but I know it may not pay off in the end. We shall see. (Why am I being such a Negative Nancy!!!!!????)
Did you ever have to let lifting take a back seat to your running?

What is "high mileage" according to you? (For me it's anything 45+!!!)

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Meg Go Run's Ultimate Survivor Season Rankings!

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WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SUPER SPOILERS AS TO WHO THE PAST WINNERS OF SURVIVOR SEASONS ARE! PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

I'm a Survivor fan. I wouldn't consider myself a SUPER fan as I can't list every single person who got voted out in order for each season... but I am still a pretty big fan! I listen to Survivor podcasts, am active on the message boards, and I have seen every season... some of them more than once! (Okay, except Season 22, but more on that later!)

Being the Survivor fan that I am, I love to read season rankings. I don't care if the rankings are done by EW, The Wire, or Jo Shmoe.

I want to be that Joe Shmoe! When people Google, "Survivor season rankings", I want Meg Go Run to pop up on the list... even if you have to sort through 30 other Google pages until mine comes up!

I realize many of you will not read this. That's okay. Honestly, this isn't for you. It's for me. And maybe Kristen.



Here are my ultimate Survivor season rankings!


But first... let me explain my list.

My definition of a "good" Survivor season has both characters I love and hate. It's funny. There are power shifts. Ideally someone I like wins, but there are seasons where I don't like the winner but still like the season.

I am also including a list of characters from each season that I loved and hated. When I say I love or hate a character, I mean the CHARACTER on the show. I realize these are real people and I am in no way trying to say they are good or bad people. I'm just basing it off their character on the show and what CBS decided to show us. I'm sure they are all awesome people in real life. Oh, and just because I like a character doesn't mean I want them to win. Sometimes I just like someone because they are a train wreck! (Cough, Shambo.)

When I give my thoughts on the winner, please know that they aren't necessarily my thoughts on whether I think they deserved to win or not. There are a lot of winners I like that didn't play a very good game and winners I don't like but played a great game. I'm just sort of giving my general feelings on the winner unless I directly say something about whether they deserved it or not.


OKAY, NOW THE RANKINGS!!!

Very Top Tier Survivor- These are the best of the best, my absolute favorites!



1. Cagayan- Brains - Beauty - Brawn

Tony is what made this season for me. Kass and Spencer also livened things up.

Characters I loved: Tony, Spencer, Trish, Woo, Brice
Characters I hated: Kass, J'Tia, Sarah  
Winner thoughts: Tony is one of my favorite winners! He flew fast and loose, which was fun to watch.

2. China


Reasons I loved China: Lots of characters to love and lots of characters to hate. There were power shifts and good game play. Courtney was hilarious.

Characters I loved: James, Courtney, Todd, Amanda, Denise (for entertainment purposes only)
Characters I hated: Jaime, Peih-Gee, 
Winner thoughts: Not only do I love Todd, but he did play the best game.

3. The Amazon

The main reason I loved this season was ROB CESTERNINO. Seriously, if you are a Survivor or Big Brother fan and not listening to his podcasts, you are missing out.

Characters I loved: Deena, Butch, Rob, Matthew
Characters I hated: Heidi, Jenna, Shawna, Alex, Joanna
Winner thoughts: Rob was robbed. He was the best player that season. I do not like that Jenna won.

4. Borneo (Season 1)

Borneo has to be listed as top tier Survivor. Not only was it an excellent season, but it has a lot of nostalgia associated with it. I watched this season when it aired in 2000. The whole concept of reality television game shows was brand new. And to think, it's 2016 and this show is still on the air and in it's 32nd season? It's just crazy!

Characters I loved: Greg, Sue, Rudy, Rich
Characters I hated: None.
Winner thoughts: Rich is one of the greatest Survivor winners! I love hearing his insights on the current seasons when he is a guest on RHAP. (Rob Has A Podcast)

Top Tier Survivor- These are seasons I enjoyed a lot.

5. Cambodia (Second Chances)

It is so cool watching a season of returning players when you really enjoy a lot of them. The only sad part is that Teresa wasn't chosen. That was just heartbreaking.

Characters I loved: Jeff, Kimmy, Keith, Stephen, Terry, Spencer, Jeremy
Characters I hated: Abi-Maria, Ciera, Tasha, Shirin, Joe, Monica
Winner thoughts: What's not to love about Jeremy? Also, I think he has the BEST Survivor body. After he starves for like two weeks, his muscles are POPPING!

6. Africa

I saw Africa when it originally aired and barely remembered it. We re-watched it a year or two ago and I was like, "Damn, this season is good!" Lots of drama and lots of power shifts!

Characters I loved: Linda, Frank, Teresa, Tom, Lex
Characters I hated: Silas, Lindsey
Winner thoughts: Ethan's nice.

7. Pearl Islands

Very good seasons with twists, power shifts, and moments that would forever go down in Survivor history. This is the season with Johnny Fairplay and the dead grandma lie. When I watched this season when it originally aired, I remember loving Rupert. When I re-watched it a year or two ago, I couldn't stand him. He was so emo.

Characters I loved: Fairplay, Christa, Lill (for entertainment purposes)
Characters I hated: Sandra, Rupert
Winner thoughts: I really wish Sandra had made it to the end with Fairplay and he had won it all.

8. Fiji

This season has consistently been rated pretty low, so I was prepared to hate it. On the contrary- we LOVED it! So much drama. Great characters. Dreamz was casting GOLD.

Characters I loved: Earl, Yau Man, Dreamz, Rocky, Lisi (Note: Dreamz, Rocky, and Lisi I loved because they were train wrecks!)
Characters I hated: Mookie
Winner thoughts: Earl deserved it!

9. Philippines

I was glad to see Skupin back but didn't really need to see Penner and Russel Swan. Surprisingly, Lisa did not annoy me at all. In fact, I really, really liked her.

Characters I loved: Denise, Malcolm, Lisa, Michael
Characters I hated: Russel Swan (baby), Pete, Abi-Maria
Winner thoughts: Denise deserved it, but I would have been happy with anyone in the F3 winning.

10. The Australian Outback

This season also has a lot of nostalgia for me. It is probably the main reason it is in this particular tier.

Characters I loved: Jeff, Colby
Characters I hated: Jerri, Alicia, Amber
Winner thoughts: Colby should have taken Keith and won it all.

11. Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites 2

I can understand how one might not like this season if they don't like Cochran. I happen to like Cochran and think he's really funny. One thing that surprised me this season is how mean the jury was to Sherri! They accused her of not playing the game, but half the jury didn't play the game! Oh well, I am always amused by a bitter jury!

Characters I loved: Phillip, Brandon (for entertainment purposes only), Cochran, Dawn
Characters I hated: Corinne, Malcolm, Andrea
Winner thoughts: Love Cochran!!!

Middle Tier Survivor- These are also seasons I thoroughly enjoyed. I am glad I really enjoy even mediocre seasons of Survivor!

12. Samoa

Oh man. Russel. I hate to say it, but without him and Shambo, this season would be nothing. It's one of those seasons where all the characters I like are train wrecks!

Characters I loved: Russel Swan, Russel Hantz, Erik (cause he was in the tree), Shambo
Characters I hated: Laura, Monica
Winner thoughts: I know people said Russel played a better game, but he pissed of the jury and he didn't account for that. Sorry Russel, I was happy Natalie won.

13. Vanuatu

Paul and I binge watched this season while he was in the hospital. I think it only took us two nights. The best way to watch Vanuatu is in the binge format because once Ami Cusack's snotty, cocky bitch alliance starts getting voted out, it is soooooo delicious.

Characters I loved: Eliza, Twila, Chris
Characters I hated: Ami, Julie, Leann
Winner thoughts: It's cool Chris prevailed against all odds and beat the women, but I did feel bad for Twila.

14. Thailand

This was another season that got very low ratings yet I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a shame Helen has never been asked back!

Characters I loved: Helen, Jan
Characters I hated: Clay, Robb
Winner thoughts: Based off Survivor ONLY, I thought Brian was a really good player.

15. Panama

There were so many crazy, quirky things going on this season. I remember laughing a lot- mostly thanks to Shane, Bruce, and of course the Aras vs. Terry story line.

Characters I loved: Bruce, Terry, Courtney, Shane, Cirie
Characters I hated: Aras
Winnter thoughts: I wish it had been Terry in the end. Aras was a brat.

16. Palau

First of all, it is a crime that Wanda has never been asked back to Survivor and Stephenie has been back twice. What's up with that? I would also love to see Ian again. I know part of the reason I rank this season so high is because I loved Tom. I realize if Tom annoys you, you might not like this season! Speaking of people who annoyed me, Katie is probably one of the Survivor contestants I hate the most!

Characters I loved: Wanda, Bobby Jon, Stephenie, Ian, Tom
Characters I hated: Katie

Winner thoughts: Tom is like the ultimate Survivor winner. He is good at everything and controlled his alliance from day one. The only bad part about him having such control and always having immunity is that he never got to show his strategic chops.

17. Tocantins


I couldn't wait to watch Tocantins because I always listened to Stephen on RHAP's Survivor Know It Alls. It was cool to finally see him on the screen! 

Characters I loved: Sierra, Coach, Taj, Stephen, JT
Characters I hated: Tyson, Debbie
Winner thoughts: JT definitely deserved it. I liked him too.

18. Marquesas

Kathy is one of the reasons I enjoyed this season so much. It was also the fact that even though it was old school survivor, there was still a lot of strategy and alliances going on.

Characters I loved: John, Sean, Kathy
Characters I hated: Tammy


Winner thoughts: A was happy for Vecepia, but the F2 was so lackluster for me. I really wanted Kathy to win in the end. I was happy for an all female F3, though.

19. Nicaragua

So here is another season that is always rated really low but I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people to root for and against.

Characters I loved: Marty, Jane, Holly, Fabio, 
Characters I hated: Shannon, Brenda, NaOkna, 

Winner thoughts: I was glad Fabio got it. If it couldn't be Holly, then he was good.

20. San Juan Del Sur


I'm so on the fence about this season. I mean ultimately, it was entertaining. But there weren't many people in the game I actually was rooting for. They all left too early.

Characters I loved: Keith, Josh, Reed
Characters I hated: John, Missy, Baylor
Winner thoughts: I didn't like Natalie.

21. Cook Islands


Characters I loved: Yul, Cowboy, Penner
Characters I hated: None

Winner thoughts: I was proud of Yul and his alliance.

22. Gabon

I know this season is not usually rated very high, but I did enjoy it. It wasn't super action packed but I liked the challenges and I liked how Sugar kept messing up everyone's plans! Oh, and Corinne is a horrible, horrible person.

Characters I loved: Ken, Randy, Sugar, Matty
Characters I hated: Corinne

Winner thoughts: Bob was nice but that whole F3 was very lackluster!

Bottom Tier Survivor- Seasons I did not like at all. The only thing that keeps them out of the very bottom tier is that there were some good characters I liked.

23. South Pacific

The only thing that saves this season for me is Cochran, Dawn, and Coach. I enjoyed these characters. Sophie annoyed the crap out of me and is one of my least favorite winners ever.

Characters I loved: Coach, Cochran, Dawn, Brandon (for entertainment purposes only)
Characters I hated: Sophie, Ozzy
Winner thoughts: Like I said, Sophie is one of my least favorite Survivor winners. Her and Parvati can just eff off!

24. Guatemala

The reason I hate Guatemala is that I didn't like Stephenie or anyone in her alliance. I loved Stephenie in Palau, but in this season, she acted SO entitled and like she knew everything about Survivor. I was so annoyed that she made it to the end. The only reason this season doesn't make the very bottom of the barrel for me is because Danni ended up winning and I liked her. After all, who doesn't love an underdog?

Characters I loved: Brian, Bobby Jon, Lydia, Danni 
Characters I hated: Judd, Cindy, Stephenie
Winner thoughts: Good job, Danni!

25. Blood vs. Water 1

I think the reason I didn't enjoy this season a lot is that when I watched it, I hadn't seen a lot of the past seasons that these contestants came from. Most of them were new to me. Now after having watched all the old seasons, it's hard for me to understand why they picked some of these players to come back! Colton, Kat, and Monica? Really??? We plan to watch this season again and I hope to enjoy it more the second time around. But of the characters I feel very "meh" about so sometimes it's hard to get into a season when you just don't care about anyone.

Characters I loved: None.
Characters I hated: Laura M, Ciera, Tina, Katie
Winner thoughts: Is Tyson really such a great player? It took him three tries to win.

Very Bottom Tier- Hate, hate, hate, will never watch again, only finished watching the seasons because Paul made me.


26. All-Stars


I feel bad putting this on the bottom since there were a lot of characters I liked. Plus the old school nostalgia aspect should theoretically bump it up the list. But it's Rob and Amber's straight path to the end and Amber's ultimate win that soured it for me. Now, I do understand why contestants just settled for 5th, 4th, and 3rd place, and if you want to get into that, we can do so in the comments. And understanding does make me a little less butt hurt, but I am still butt hurt about it. Obviously, I am not a Boston Rob fan and it would be easier to enjoy this season if I was.

Characters I loved: Rob C, Kathy
Characters I hated: Boston Rob, Amber, Jenna, Rupert
Winner thoughts: We pretty much covered this. Amber shouldn't even have been on All-Stars.

27. Worlds Apart - White Collar, Blue Collar, No Collar

I wanted to like this season, but there were just so many unlikable people and no one I felt like rooting for. Isn't that the theme of all these "Very Bottom Tier" seasons? Shirin annoyed the ever loving crap out of me and I freaking HATED the Jen/Joe/Hali alliance. When Jen used her idol, I almost threw up in my mouth.

Characters I loved: Carolyn, Rodney, Dan (for entertainment purposes only)
Characters I hated: Jen, Joe, Mike, Shirin, Will,
Winner thoughts: I was so underwhelmed by Mike's win. 


28. Heroes vs. Villians

This is pretty much Micronesia Part 2 for me. I heard it was good, I wanted to like it, but I hated it. I wanted to stop watching, Paul made me keep going, and that's 13 hours of my life I'll never get back.

Characters I loved: Tom, Coach, Courtney, Candice, Colby
Characters I hated: Stephenie, Cirie, James, Amanda, Russel, Parvati, Sandra
Winner thoughts: I didn't think anything could be worse than a Parvati vs. Amanda F2, but then I was wrong. Parvati vs. Sandra is at least tied, if not worse.

29. Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites 1

I really wanted to like this season. In all the season rankings I had read, this one is always near the tippy top. So I was completely surprised that after the first two episodes I wanted to give up and stop watching! Paul, the voice of reason, convinced me to keep going. I'm glad I did, just to say I saw the season, but it is really one of the worst seasons... mainly because there were so many players I just could not stand! And you will notice, a lot of the returning characters I loved in their first season but hate in this season! Why is that? I don't know. They were cockier? Something along those lines. And Parvati... she was a non entity in Cook Islands. Now in Micronesia I couldn't stand her flirting, her laugh, her smile... everything she did was WRONG, which clearly means I am being over dramatic.

Characters I loved: Chet, Eliza, Erik
Characters I hated: Parvati, Cirie, Amanda, Natalie, James, Ozzy
Winner thoughts: I still don't understand why Parvati is considered one of the best winners.

30. One World


I pretty much did puzzles while we watched this whole season. There was no one I liked! I didn't even like Kim! I don't know why she rubbed me the wrong way but she did. I hear her on RHAP and like her a lot on there. But on the TV show... no.

Characters I loved: Tarzan, Colton (for entertainment purposes only)
Characters I hated: Chelsea, Kim, Kat
Winner thoughts: Kim deserved to win but really, everyone else sucked so bad! My left shoe could have won that season.

Are you wondering where Season 22 is? We haven't watched it! I heard it is horrible and there is really no reason to waste my time. For now, we aren't going to watch it but I may change my mind in the future. Never say never!

And now, I am sure you are all wondering my thoughts on the current season of Survivor that is airing NOW... Kaoh Rong. Well, the jury is still out! If Aubrey, Tai or Sydney wins, I think I will rate it as at least a middle if not top tier (not very top) season. If Michelle, or Joe win, it is going to be bottom tier. If Jason wins, it will be very bottom tier!!! There is so much more game to be played, but at the moment, I am really enjoying the season!
Do you watch any reality TV? We do Survivor and Big Brother.

Which reality TV show would you be the best or worst at? I would suck at Survivor because I hate people, can't hide my feelings, and get really unreasonable when I am hungry. 

Any huge Survivor nerds out there want to tell me ANYTHING? I love talking about Survivor!

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

A post I keep getting flack for!

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Once upon a time, I wrote a post called Physical Therapy Sucks!

At the time, I was going through some knee issues and was prescribed PT. I lamented at how my PT made me do the same exercises at the facility that I did at home. I was annoyed that I had to drive to the facility 3xs a week and do the exact same stuff I could do at home. Oh, and pay the $20 copay too, of course.

It was basically a post of me WHINING. Which I'm allowed to do because it's my blog.

The post got a lot of comments from readers who agreed that physical therapy is not fun but it's sometimes a necessary evil of being and athlete. We all grumble when we have to do it and support each other.

Then I got some downright nasty and hilarious comments from several different people who only identified themselves as "anonymous".

Here are some of my favorite comments on that post!

(Note: I did not correct any grammar or spelling in the comments, they are presented to you as they were written.)

"$20 to get a complete and accurate diagnosis for a dysfuntional pattern that would have ended up as a hip or knee replacement 30 years from now? What a rip off please take your money and spend it on iTunes. We will be seeing you in P.T down the road anyway good luck"

"Youre not gonna see a different in a week if you spent your whole life doing something to your body. Or even the past 6 months. What do you think PTs are supposed to be, magicians? You want to do exercises at home? Tell the therapist. The only reason they have you down as three times a week is cause its on the script."

"No one is making you go to physical therapy. It is a recommendation by your MD at best. It is not mandatory. Just go for an initial eval get a treatment plan and do your shit on your own and not get better. Or just get a cortisone injection or a medrol pack and suck it up. So you had an inflamed plica, big deal. You have to exhaust conservative options (like PT) before surgery anyway. Get a clue....."

That post is over two years old and I still get comments on it. Unless I delete it, I think I will keep getting flack for it! But I'm not going to erase my thoughts and feelings I was having at the time. Just like I don't delete comments (except spam), I'm not going to delete posts. Each post is just a snippet of me and my thoughts. For better or worse.

Is there a blog post you wrote a long time ago that you get flack for?

Monday, May 2, 2016

Weekend Wrap Up!

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Happy Monday! Did you know that not counting today, I only have 4 more Mondays left in the school year? WAHOO!







I was so excited for it to be Friday! The main reason was I hadn't seen Paul much that week. On Tuesdays, I teach piano lessons so we don't hang out then. Wednesday, he had an event to go to, and Thursday I didn't see him at all because he left for a concert before I even got home from work. Needless to say, we had a lot of catching up to do!


But we do have our priorities. Catching up would have to wait until we watched SURVIVOR! Since he was gone Wednesday and Thursday, we hadn't got to see it yet. Somehow I was self disciplined enough to wait to watch it with him without spoiling myself.

That's love.

That evening we watched Bates Motel (it's getting GOOD!) and ate Blizzards. It was a lazy, fattening Friday. Life is grand!






That morning I took Paul to the gym. Instead of running on the treadmill there, I ran to a nearby park and just ran loops around the paved trail. It wasn't the best run but I did have good podcasts. I ran 8 miles at a pretty consistent 8:30 pace and then walked 2 miles.


Paul had plans with his friends for the rest of the day, so I did some grocery shopping and cooking. Then I caught up on some much needed blogging. I like to write and prepare a lot of posts in advance so there is always something to work on where my blog is concerned.

After catching up on blogging, I caught up on all the shows on my DVR. It was a catch up kind of day.

Oh yeah, and I signed up for a marathon!



Then I started taking random quizzes online. I focused on identifying presidents by their pictures and also putting the presidents in the right order. It was fun! I have to stick with it though or I will forget everything I learned.


Do you know who this is???



My back hurt when I woke up because the cats were snuggling me and had me in an unnatural position. Of course I wasn't going to move as I didn't want to disturb the cats.

I had a bad dream that night! I dreamed I was running a marathon and trying to BQ everything was going wrong. Maybe I will save that dream for another post!

I had a MEGA lifting session at home. It took me over two hours to complete! Luckily I had lots of Datelines to watch!



That afternoon we went to an 80th birthday party for my Grandma! She is one of the toughest and most loving women I know. She and my Pappy raised six children. I hope she felt everyone's love at her party!


With Mom and Grandma



Four generations- my brother, his kids, my mom, and Grandma

Don't you just want to eat Clementine?

My beautiful SIL and bro.

Happy Birthday, Grandma!!!!!!!!!!!
(I think you read this!)

Are there any TV shows you simply have to watch with your partner?

Do you know all the presidents?

Tell me something fun you did this weekend!

Sunday, May 1, 2016

I just gotta stick to my routine.

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HAHAHAHAHA!
This never gets old!

Okay now for the real stuff.

In case you haven't gathered, 99.99999% of the time I complete all of my workouts in the morning. There. You needed to know that before reading the rest of this post!

Want to know something weird? Whenever I attempt to change the next day's workout from morning to afternoon, I get legit anxiety! The last time this happened was about two weeks ago. The next day I didn't have piano lessons after work, so I was going to take Paul to the gym. It made sense to postpone my lifting to the afternoon and lift at the gym with Paul.

Except I just couldn't do it! As I was getting ready for bed, I was getting sad and anxious. I set my alarm for 7:15am and it just didn't seem right. Finally I decided that there was no reason to put myself through this. I reset my alarm for 5:45am and got up bright and early the next day to lift.

I know it's ridiculous, but postponing my workout until after work just doesn't compute in my brain. My brain is hardwired for my morning endorphins and by golly I'm going to get them. Megan without her morning workout is like a coffee addict without coffee!

This is not a post that's going to list all the benefits of working out in the morning. I know a lot of people like to workout in the afternoon or evening because that's what computes with their brain. I wonder if there's anyone that swings both ways? They don't mind doing it in the morning or the evening, it just depends on their schedule.
Let me know in the comments! Do you prefer morning, afternoon/evening, or do you go BOTH WAYS?