I don’t know about you all, but week three is hard. You don’t have the bright-eyed excitement of week one, and you’re not quite over the halfway point of week four. You’re stuck in the middle, and the result is an instinctive cringe at the sight of the treadmill. (Shout out to the Drop 10 meal plan, though—I never cringe at what I get to eat!)
But no more cringing at the treadmill! I come to you today with my top 5 favorite running fantasies that make my 45 minute run (or, okay, 30 minute sometimes—but only if I’ve been wearing heels all day) go a lot faster.
Caution: Major dork alert. But I’m not the only one who does this, right?
1. Imagine your movie training montage. You know the type of training montage I’m talking about. There’s dramatic music playing in the background. You drink raw eggs for breakfast. You’re in baggy (but surprisingly cute) sweats and sporting a sweat band. You’re up before the crack of dawn. You’re training like a BAMF and at the end of your montage, you’ll look like one, too. Suggested soundtrack: Eye of the Tiger.
2. Pretend you’re training for the Hunger Games. You know the reaping is coming and dang if you don’t know that your legs better be able to carry you far, far away if you have hopes of surviving. You don’t want to be the first to die, do you? Keep running, and may the odds be ever in your favor.
3. Star in Your Life: The Musical! Or, you know, your own episode of Glee, if you still watch that. Either way, stock up on a playlist with some high energy showtunes, whip out your best leading lady smile (or maybe skip that if you’re around people—you don’t want to creep out the rest of the gym) and imagine yourself as the star of the show.
4. Run a marathon. At least, imagine you are until you can actually carry out this fantasy. It goes a little something like this: Everyone you love is there to watch. You’re in the last 45-minute stretch. There are photogs around, catching your ever last winning stride. You got this.
5. Channel your inner Tom Cruise. Enough said.