Today was one of those mornings where I asked myself, "Why am I doing this to myself??"
Got to bed at 9:00 (yay!), fell asleep quickly and slept DEEP until 1:45 when I woke up to Boy #2 crying because he had a pee pee accident in bed. By the time I got him and the bedding changed, I was wide awake. Not good. All I could think about was that I only had 3 more hours until I needed to get out of bed to run. I pretty much laid awake for the rest of the night, woken a couple other times by Boy #1 and Girl #1.
Other womanly issues awaited me bright and early, and it was a morning that if I would have had Amber's cell phone number, I may have called to cancel. Maybe I shouldn't get that number from her after all...I had no way out of my run since I didn't want to call her house and wake her family up. I had to buck up and suffer through it. My knees are still having issues from yesterday's 5-miler at the gym. Have I ever mentioned how running 5 miles on a treadmill is pretty much like running 10 miles outside? Maybe worse? I know, I shouldn't complain. I mean, I'm lucky that I can go to the gym and get a break from the kids while I zone out watching Regis and Kelly. But really, were we meant to run endless amounts of time without getting anywhere? Seems like some kind of weird conspiracy to me...
I feel better now that I'm showered and am drinking a cup of coffee. I only drink it on the days I run, and boy do I look forward to it. There's something about sitting down and drinking a warm cup o' joe after a run outside in the cold...
On a side note, I'm considering still running the Davis Stampede 1/2 marathon in February without Amber. I feel terrible, because I don't want to do it without her, but I'm worried my knees may not make it until May running long runs every week for 6 months. At least if I do the one in February, I can taper off for a month or so, and then gradually work back up for the event in May. I'm looking for someone to run it with me, though...I'm scared to do it by myself! I need someone to talk to so I can keep my mind off of the miles I run.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Ho Hum...
Posted by Shanti at 7:21 AM
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2 comments:
Sounds like you are doing great with the running, 10.3 miles terrific!! Love the new shoes (you have very small feet by the look of it). I really like the running socks too, I find they make a huge difference. I bought some winter ones and ran through puddles and they abosorbed all the water, couldn't believe it!!
Look at you go! I've heard once that if you can do a 10 mile run you are ready for a half - the adrenaline will get you through the last 3. My first half I had only done one 10 miler before I ran it and I did fine.
If your half isn't until Feb then you can probably get away with backing off your mileage for a while to let your knees recover. That is the best lesson I've learned is pushing through your injuries doesn't work...let them heal with rest!
Good job!
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