Time for Plan B

One thing I’ve learned in life, sometimes a little too late, is that you’ve always got to have a Plan B. So, you may remember, yesterday I vowed to be on the treadmill today and that was the plan. Until I got a phone call requesting help on something that required immediate attention, just as I was about to start my workout.

Dang, really? Seems like that has been the story of my life lately.

But I want you to know I did not ditch my workout. Nope, just had to go with Plan B. I also had to swing by the post office and hardware store – located on the same block in my town – and decided to just walk up there. Yes, it was already 70+ degrees w/ some cloud cover, which means it was pretty humid. But I strapped on my Nike pack with my phone, ID (gotta be safe, ladies), keys, and mp3 and got out there.

It was hella hot. I forgot to strap on my pedometer since I was dressed for the treadmill and I don’t normally use it for that. (It’s just one more thing to knock off while I’m working out.) But I know from previous outings that the round trip is about 2.8 miles. At the beginning of my walk, there is a nice long downhill. (Unfortunately, that makes for a not so nice long uphill at the end, but I’ve learned to deal with it.) When I started at the top of the hill, I saw a group of people about five blocks ahead of me. Four boys on bikes, one girl on a scooter, two moms, one with a toddler in a stroller. I was actually chatting on my Bluetooth with a friend as I walked. By the time I got down the hill, I had caught up to and then passed the family group. Sure, you don’t normally go too fast when you’re pushing a stroller and trying to keep five kids out of the street, but it felt good to make up the distance.

I didn’t really check the clock when I left but I think I did it in about 40 minutes. That includes browsing at the hardware store and chatting with the nice ladies behind the counter. I was good and sweaty when I got home. And I knocked out my errands to boot! Double bonus.

Tomorrow, long treadmill day.

How about you? What’s your Plan B? What do you turn to when everything else falls through?