So Saturday didn't quite go as planned but it ended up better than expected which is always nice!
I have training runs with my running group every Saturday morning at 6am. I knew my running partner would not be there this week - against my advice she ran 15 miles in less than 2 days and messed up her knees this week and then had to drive over 10 hours in 2 days and it took more out of her than she expected. So I was going to brave it alone.
I went to bed at my usual time - 10pm with the plans of unwinding and being asleep by 11 and waking up at 5 to get dressed and head out the door.
Instead of the usual Friday night, my body decided to not go to sleep until 1am and when that alarm hit at 5am I just couldn't do it. As a runner we are constantly told to "listen to our bodies" rather than listening to our minds and pushing too hard. My body told me that if I did the run that morning it was not going to be good. So I listened to it and went back to bed. Sadly, my body also didn't want to go back to sleep so I laid in bed for another hour cursing myself for not running but also knowing that I needed the break - especially after being so sick.
It wasn't too disappointing though - to be honest. I enjoy running with the group each Saturday but we're not half way into our runs and not one person knows who I am or really talks to me. They talk to my running buddy all the time and when she refers to me by name she always gets "who's that?" as a response which annoys her a lot. It bothered me at first because I really joined the group to meet new people and make friends but I've come to the realization that I'll be leaving (hopefully) in less than a year so there's really no point in getting too invested at this point. Just waiting until I make my next move and settle somewhere new and start fresh.
Anyway, about the run! I ended up texting Eryn and we made plans to run our old route by the river around 11am to get our 7 miles in. We parked where we park in the mornings for our group run and ran to the river, up and down the path and back to the car. All in all we finished in 1 hour and 24 minutes. Eryn had a few cramps along the way and had to walk but I pushed super hard and only ended up walking less than a half mile at one point (around mile 5.5) to stretch my legs.
It amazes me every time we have a long run - I look at my iPhone and smile because I remember the days I couldn't imagine running a total of 3 miles or over 20 minutes. Now I'm running 6-8 miles pretty easily and running well over an hour every weekend. Blows my mind.
I'm still extremely nervous about the Half Marathon but also excited to have the experience. I feel like once it's done I'll know what it's like and can then decide if I want to try it again. My goal is to do at least 3 - I'd like to do the Route 66, the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon and possibly one in my hometown of Philly. I'm not sure if I will have the time to do the Half Marathon in OKC this spring. We'll see how my job search is going at that point and how busy I am as the semester comes to a close!
I have training runs with my running group every Saturday morning at 6am. I knew my running partner would not be there this week - against my advice she ran 15 miles in less than 2 days and messed up her knees this week and then had to drive over 10 hours in 2 days and it took more out of her than she expected. So I was going to brave it alone.
I went to bed at my usual time - 10pm with the plans of unwinding and being asleep by 11 and waking up at 5 to get dressed and head out the door.
Instead of the usual Friday night, my body decided to not go to sleep until 1am and when that alarm hit at 5am I just couldn't do it. As a runner we are constantly told to "listen to our bodies" rather than listening to our minds and pushing too hard. My body told me that if I did the run that morning it was not going to be good. So I listened to it and went back to bed. Sadly, my body also didn't want to go back to sleep so I laid in bed for another hour cursing myself for not running but also knowing that I needed the break - especially after being so sick.
It wasn't too disappointing though - to be honest. I enjoy running with the group each Saturday but we're not half way into our runs and not one person knows who I am or really talks to me. They talk to my running buddy all the time and when she refers to me by name she always gets "who's that?" as a response which annoys her a lot. It bothered me at first because I really joined the group to meet new people and make friends but I've come to the realization that I'll be leaving (hopefully) in less than a year so there's really no point in getting too invested at this point. Just waiting until I make my next move and settle somewhere new and start fresh.
Anyway, about the run! I ended up texting Eryn and we made plans to run our old route by the river around 11am to get our 7 miles in. We parked where we park in the mornings for our group run and ran to the river, up and down the path and back to the car. All in all we finished in 1 hour and 24 minutes. Eryn had a few cramps along the way and had to walk but I pushed super hard and only ended up walking less than a half mile at one point (around mile 5.5) to stretch my legs.
It amazes me every time we have a long run - I look at my iPhone and smile because I remember the days I couldn't imagine running a total of 3 miles or over 20 minutes. Now I'm running 6-8 miles pretty easily and running well over an hour every weekend. Blows my mind.
I'm still extremely nervous about the Half Marathon but also excited to have the experience. I feel like once it's done I'll know what it's like and can then decide if I want to try it again. My goal is to do at least 3 - I'd like to do the Route 66, the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon and possibly one in my hometown of Philly. I'm not sure if I will have the time to do the Half Marathon in OKC this spring. We'll see how my job search is going at that point and how busy I am as the semester comes to a close!
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