The anticipation and guilt associated with planning to run and then failing is worse than anything. The dread builds with each day I plan to go for that 4+ mile run and don't. It eats away at me making me more lethargic and therefore less likely to actually get out there.
Today I finally broke that pattern! Amber and I pounded the pavement this afternoon and what seemed like it could be a bust of a run (aforementioned lethargy + windy grey weather) wound up being an amazing run! We went for 3.9 miles! It was Amber's longest continuous run ever and a nice length for me. It's so weird that an almost 4 mile run feels "like a nice length".....
Some revelations during the run:
1) 2 weeks til 10K... holy crap.
2) Our days of 6:15 am runs are pretty much over. It doesn't get light out until 7am, she has kids to get up, our other running partner Sue Ellen can't go that late and getting up that early just isn't going to happen by choice for either of us. It's sad, but I'm ok with that. I'm looking forward to some afternoon runs with her.
3) I really do enjoy it and when I take time off my body misses it.
4) I'm getting a lot stronger.
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I bummed about the early morning runs, too, but we'll get them back in the spring.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are getting stronger!