Brain and body having an argument...

Ever have a morning like this, where your brain and your body can't agree on whether to run? Yes, I know that the brain controls it all, but...go with me here, folks.

Act 1, Scene 1
Place: my cozy warm bed
Time: 5AM


Alarm: "...and it's a chilly 10 degrees out at 5AM..."

Brain: "Whoohoo! We get to head out for another run. Sunday's pace was 9:22/mi, and with today's distance we can target a pace of..."

Body: "SHUT UP."

Body hits snooze button

Brain: "But...but...you hit the snooze! That will set us back 9 minutes, which--adding up a 30 minute run, 10 minutes for breakfast, and 15 minutes for a shower, gives us an at-work ETA of...

Body: "SHUT UP. ZZZZZZZZ..."

Act 1, Scene 2
9 minutes later...

Brain: "Dude, let's go!!!"

Body: "Alright, but would you SHUT IT for like 10 minutes???"

Brain: "This will be fun...trust me."

Body: "Coffee. Give me coffee NOW, and no one gets hurt."

Act 1, Scene 3
Place: Indoor track
Time: 35 minutes later...

Brain: "See, wasn't that fun?"

Body (reluctantly): "Yeah, OK, I guess so, maybe..."

Brain: "So tomorrow, we can..."

Body: "Don't push it...."

Finis

Ever feel like that?

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