Workout motivation FAIL

Workout motivation FAIL = Telling your wife she runs like a fat guy.

Motivation FAIL

Here’s the story … I came home from my workout the other day, on a complete workout high and proud of myself that I was able to jog non-stop for over 30 minutes, and made the unknowing mistake of sharing my exciting information.

After telling my husband about the reason for my excitement, he proceeded to tell me that the pace I jog at is slower than a fat guy in the Army. Thanks.

Apparently, to pass the Army’s physical training test you have to be able to run two miles in less than 13 minutes (along with some sit-ups and push-ups).

I tried to tell him that I’m not going for speed in my workouts and that I’m just trying to keep my heartbeat up long enough to burn off that giant bowl of strawberry ice cream I ate last night. I’m not in the Army and I don’t need to pass any tests.

Until I get up to running two miles in under 13 minutes, I guess I’ll just be like every fat guy in the Army – SLOW. But hey, that’s how I roll.