thankful#82: "how bad do you want it?"

There are days when running is a little (or maybe a lot) harder than others. On days like these, I become more reliant on my ipod and the current selection of tunes to give me that little extra push I need to get me through my workout. Sometimes it's just an easy 3-miler that I'm struggling with, other times it's a longer 2-hour run, and other times it's a workout on the track or on the hill. Whatever the case may be, I somehow seem to get lucky and always hear just what I need to keep me going just a little longer. Sometimes it's Britney that pops up and gives me a little kick. Other days I get a little hop from Blackalicious or Outkast. Sometimes it's a throwback to 'NSync or even a little Bell Biv Devoe and "Poison". Today it happened to be Tim McGraw's "How Bad Do You Want It?". I was on my second-to-last interval on the hill and about ready to call it early --- I ran long yesterday, was only supposed to do an easy 3 today but decided I could use a little strength from the hills, and it was so cold that I felt as though some of my critical running joints were starting to freeze solid. That song came on and I literally asked myself "How bad DO I want this? Do I really want this PR? Do I really want to run that fast?" It may be cheesy, but it worked. Yes, I want to run that fast and I won't get there if I quit early. I finished my intervals and did one extra for good measure.

Thanks, Tim.