Shut Up & Train!
No more excuses.
As I creep up the age scale, I’ve come to realize that just cutting a few calories and walking the dog isn’t going to do what I need (which is to reduce the jiggly bits). I reluctantly, recalcitrantly, grudgingly, and unenthusiastically started running. I’ve been running a little over two years. I started out hating it. HATING IT.
Ew, it was awful. I ran just to get it over with. I ran so I could have the rest of the day without the threat of the run hanging over me. Run days were awful. I was grumpy. I started slow (with hate in my heart) with Couch to 5K. It wasn’t as awful as having my wisdom teeth pulled, but it was definitely worse than my annual physical exam.
Anyway, I now love running. LOVE IT. Now I’m one of those people that used to mystify me: love running? Get real. No one, and I mean no one loves running. Ah, but now I do. And because I fly my nerd flag proudly, I research the hell out of anything and everything – and running is not exempt.
Which is how I found Beth Ridson’s blog Shut Up and Run. I’m a blogger (obvi) and I love to read other people’s blogs, especially when they’re not related to dog training. So I found Ms. Ridson’s blog (who has no idea I’m writing about her or that she inspired this post) and was immediately hooked on her no-nonsense mantra and wicked sense of humor. Plus: running!
So for this month’s newsletter, I’m borrowing her sentiment and I’m coming on strong with Shut Up and Train (Your Dog). I’m busting your “I can’t train my dog because…†excuses right here, right now. |
