I've been really unmotivated on the running front these days, which is not the right attitude to have given that I'm running Boston in 71 days. I should be pre-running an extra two or three miles to supplement what our clinic is doing, but I seem to be unable to get up earlier than 7am in order to get the mileage in. The clinic did 13 miles today and I was struggling even though I went with my usual pace group. Dogging it, just dogging it. I thought about quitting and heading back early. I resisted the ice and the hills and fought my tiredness and questioned my cardio: it was terrible.
But our run leader, as always, was unfailingly positive. I chatted with a guy that did the Disneyland Goofy event where you run a half marathon on the Saturday and then a full the next day. I met a girl that was training for her first road marathon. I didn't fall on the ice or in the snow.
Then it came to decision time when the group headed down 12th to go back to the store. I knew that I could continue on and add 1.3 miles to the route but I was just totally knackered, but I ran ahead and told our leader I was heading down to Keith and everyone was encouraging and as I was running alone I thought I could walk and no one would know, but I didn't. Then I got to the store and did drills on my own.
I know there are good days and bad days. Last weekend I felt like I could run a marathon. Today, not so much. But I tacked on an extra 1.3 miles when I wanted to pack it in and I'll take my accomplishments (small though they may be) where I can.
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Even running one mile is awesome in my slothful eyes.
A whole mile? Jesus I'd need an ambulance after half a mile. I really should get out more but when it's fecking freezing outside and the central heating is purring away inside it's gonna take more than the prospect of a heart attack to get me out there. If I'm still alive by summer then I'm gonna wear the tyres out on my bike and get fit again. Promise!
i had a game in north van today!
we played at ummm 15th and grand boulvard? something like that!
it was freaking COLD out there today! ugh, i couldnt imagine having to run so much in it!
that's craziness, 20min and my feet get VERY upset with my shoes and threaten blisters, and then they give up and just throb, yep it's going to be a looooong sun run for me!
I admire you... I only run if we have a runaway child at school (I have a really powerful wind sprint and I can usually catch them before they know it) or I need to pee really bad, and really that's more like power walking. You are my running hero.
Hey A! That's so weird you had a soccer game on the Boulevard. I totally ran down that at like 10:15 or something. I live just a few blocks away: next time you (with or without Jay) are out this way feel free to give me a call and I'll have you over for lunch or something!
Ha! OE: it is DAMN hard to go outside and run when it's still so cold there's spots of black ice. The good thing is that you do warm up!
Jomamma: I had this funny vision of you doing windsprints to try and catch me so I could increase my speed. I wasn't moving too quickly at the end today...
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