The Great Saturday Sleep In

This morning I had plans to do a hilly 7-8 mile run with a friend. We knew the weather was going to be dicey, but hoped the rain would be “light” like the forecasters had said. When the sound of rain pounding on the roof woke me up before my alarm, I knew we would have no such luck. When she sent me a text message a minute later saying that she wasn’t up to a cold, wet run, I really didn’t mind. I reset my alarm for an hour later, pulled the covers back up, and nestled in for some more sleep.

When my alarm went off again, I could still hear heavy rain. I turned it off and rolled over again, luxuriating in the rare sensation of sleeping in, snuggled next to my husband, lulled by the steady sound of rain.

I finally was ready to get up after another hour, and knew I would need a nice workout to shake off the grogginess. I decided to take a bet on better running weather tomorrow, and opted for a spin on the elliptical and full body strength routine to ease into the day.

Last week I won an Endorphin Warrior bracelet from Tara Burner. When choosing which bracelet I wanted, I was torn. I decided that “relentless” wasn’t a very healthy fitness motto. “Relentless” could mean not listening to my body. “Relentless” could lead to injury. “Relentless” would mean never sleeping in on a Saturday morning, no matter how cold and rainy it was outside.

I’ve already adopted “perseverance” as a theme, and “persevere” suits me well. “Persevere” means doing what I can when my body insists that I take it easy. “Persevere” means training smart to avoid injury. “Persevere” means sleeping in once in a while–but then figuring out how to fit in a workout later in the day.

Do you sleep in on the weekends?

Do you have a personal motto?