my alarm is set for 4:30 a.m. my running clothes are sitting right next to my bed. i considered sleeping in them, but sleeping in a sports bra sounds about as comfortable as sleeping in a strait jacket.
i'm going to run tomorrow. whether i like it or not.
i've milked what were once totally legit injury/sickness/work schedule reasons for not running for far too long. so long that they turned into excuses for not running. i'm no longer sick. i'm not so debilitated i can't run at least short easy distances for now. and i've gotten more used to the physical demands of my job (except for the 12 hour shift i pulled on mother's day. ugh.)
honestly, i was just really frustrated at the running gods for sidelining me when i had felt most confident about my running. i put a lot of effort into training for santa cruz and i felt really robbed of a race i felt was mine. i'd started running intervals and hills. hell i even made it into the weight room. then BAM! over the course of a few weeks, all that work was undone. i had planned to build even further on my santa cruz base and start my marathon training really strong. and now here i am. feeling like i'm starting all over again.
but what can you do? except start. again.
tomorrow's the day.
5 comments:
I'll be the first to say, I hope you had a great run. Waking up at 4:30 sucks, but it is possible to adjust (at least for me it was).
Hopefully you can turn that frustration into motivation.
Meanwhile, I should be at the gym lifting now, so I'm going to run along. Have a great day.
Good God, 4:30 is a terrible hour!
Way to see the positive side of such a frustrating point in your running. Kind of sounds like how I feel!
I hate morning running, so I'm in awe of your early-morning aspirations. Hope they panned out. Regarding your goal to get back into the game, I think Nike said it best: "Just do it." You'll be back in the groove in no time.
get it girl!
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