Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Back on the trail
Well after a good number of days I finally feel well enough to get out and run some miles. I wanted to run the 9 miles I missed on Sat. but thought it best to just run the 5 miles scheduled and let my body heal some more. It felt great to get out and then I started to feel bad again. I was having a hard time getting through the miles. I even took my walk breaks and had to take some extra ones during mile 4. I also started wondering again why am I doing this? Me running that's just two words you shouldn't see together. Almost had another breakdown but instead decided to just keep running one foot in front of the other. I often wonder if I can't get though 5 miles how in the world am I to get through the whole 26.2 miles. But then it really doesn't matter because I'll get through every mile, whether I'm walking or running I'll get through it! One foot in front of the other. I did complete the run in 1 hour and 5 minutes. No wonder I was having a hard time I wore myself out by running 12:36, 12:35, 11:32 with walk breaks!! That's fast for me. The lasagna I had for lunch wasn't helping any either. Reminder to self don't eat big meal even 4 hours before running!
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Hey Kristie,
Keep going at it, you're doing great. It takes a lot of determination each day to run and you're showing that. My suggestion for now would be lose the watch. Some of my more enjoyable runs have come from taking in the scenery and not caring about the time. It started to stress me out too much. It's really difficult for me to look forward to a run when I'm trying to make a certain time. Try just going out for the peace and quiet. If you take several walk breaks, who cares. I think you're doing great and should be commended for taking on this marathon. Keep it up!!!!
Randy
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