one hit wonder

my schedule has been totally out of whack. i was sick, i was tapering, then i was racing, then i was in the er, then i wasn't in the mood. and now that i don't have a race to train for, i've let excuses come between me and my runs.

i was welcoming "getting back to normal" after "the race" and i wondered what would get me out the door and on the trail. i thought i would need a full week to recover physically, but honestly, besides the er trip i feel totally 100% fine. what i have needed this week for was getting my other crap together: unpacking, cleaning, getting a haircut, grocery shopping, planning.

so while i've been of able mind and body, i've been feeling guilty that i haven't run at all this week. i've been feeling kind of like a one hit wonder. or a one race wonder. what i sometimes forget is what makes you a runner isn't your speed, your trails, or your races. what makes you a runner is that you run! it's consistency.

so i'm gonna get my other shit under control so i can enjoy my "off season" running already. the guilt is building up too quickly. i need to run it off already. but it's so much nicer coming home to a clean house after a run. so that is the scheduled cross training for tonight.