on the docket today: 10 mile long run. aka the run where nearly every male driver stopped to honk at me. the SUV full of air force guys i didn't mind so much, but the dudes in the garbage truck. ick. proves yet another one of my theories: men will holler at anything in a skirt.
i chose a route straight outta the door of my house: to the golf course, around it and back home. a much hillier course than i've been running as of late. and hills are what i need to start getting used to if i'm not gonna die come october.
i've somehow lost my watch among my many possessions piled in my room and i've been running without it for a couple of weeks now. it's kind of nice because i don't get so caught up in my time and pace and i listen a lot more to my body. i did have my nike plus system though so i was able to clock the time of my entire run.
the first three miles were pretty smooth and when i reached the halfway point i was pretty stoaked to hear i was under an hour. there were times my mind would drift off and suddenly i'd drift back to consciousness and remember oh, yeah i'm running. i love when my body goes into autopilot like that. it's the closest thing i've had to an out of body experience. when i hit 8 miles though, i started to get a wee bit tired. only 2 miles to go i told myself. that's less than half an hour, you can do ANYTHING for less than half an hour.
the last mile kinda just sucked. i was tired and dumb enough to leave the biggest hill for the end. and just as i started my slow climb up, what song comes up on my ipod? the rocky theme song. i just had to laugh. what luck! so i huffed and i puffed got my ass up and over the hill and completed my 10 miles in 1:51:33!!! boys and girls that is an 11:08 average pace!!!!! for this petite chica, that is one big effing deal! holla' atcha girl!!!
i think i deserve a day at the beach, don't you?! happy thursday, y'all!
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sounds like a great run, a day at the beach, well deserved. And, enjoy your day off as well (right?)
no watch, a lot more willpower than I have, I did rid myself of the music dependence though, so I guess anything is possible. That autopilot feeling is cool and sometimes I feel like I really am hovering over my body. Though I realize how ridiculous that sounds.
You wrote "when i hit 8 miles though, i started to get a wee bit tired. only 2 miles to go i told myself. that's less than half an hour, you can do ANYTHING for less than half an hour."
That type of mind game is so powerful for me (and has been for years) that when I was miserable freshman year of college I told myself "it is only 4 more years, I can survive." Finishing a run seems so plausible when I once contemplated being miserable for four years.
Sorry so long...
I can't stand having a timing device with me. I took a stopwatch along this morning and spent more time calculating than I did enjoying the run. Your pace was awesome! And as for the guys ... just whistle back at 'em. They probably wouldn't know what to do with a girl if they caught her!
HOLLA!!!
I'm with Wendy. The Garmin has to be with me. I'd probably go insane without it, although it drives me insane with the constant looking to see where I'm at. So really it's a no win situation LOL.
I don't think I've ever had the autopilot sensation. Dang, gimme some. I only get that when I'm driving a car :-X :-X
Whoooo what a pace! Way to rock it chica! Enjoy your day at the beach, you totally deserve it!
Did any of those honkers look like Eric Bana? 'Cause you were smokin'.
Honk Honk, Rock Star!! 10 miles? Damn.
You go! You're making some progress. Isn't it fun to see how far you've come? Just imagine how amazing you're going to feel when you conquer 16 miles, 18 miles, 20 miles, the marathon...
To the beach, to the beach!
YOU ROCK!!!
How awesome.
I go out tonight, with the jogging stroller....I've only ever walked with it. We'll see.
Simply put; You inspire me.
You DO deserve a day at the beach. Enjoy!
Haha! I love when guys are gutsy enough to honk and/or holler at you from their cars. Even if they're gross, I usually get a good chuckle.
holla!!!
that is AWESOME!! way to nail it, and that rocky song is great. nice job! Get your arse to the beach! :)
That run was smokin'! Get yourself to the beach asap!
Way to go! A day at the beach is definately in order! But ya know, there will be guys hollering at you there, too. Hot stuff, girlfriend. : )
The worst thing about dudes honking is that it probably scares the bejesus out of you. And I hate that. There's nothing like being startled, your HR jumping and running out of breath when you're running TEN MILES!
And I'm constantly amused when I read your self-motivation acts that mirror my own. I feel so validated (esp. because you're far more experienced than I am)!
I always tell myself "I only have to run for x minutes... and I can do anything for x minutes!" In fact, when I was running my race this weekend and I had about 2.5 miles to go, I kept reminding myself that it was no more than 25 minutes of running... and then 20 minutes... and so on.
Now I just have to get it in my head (during races, that is) that if I run faster the misery will be over sooner. But as I'm chugging up a hill, my mind just won't win that battle!
Whoo-hoo!!! (insert 'raise the roof' hand motions here)
Great job!
But the real question is, did you air box during the Rocky song? :)
I get a lot of honks too, but they're not flattering. I get them when they're still 300 yards away and have NO idea what I look like. They freak the crap out of me and though I do my best to glare/stare them down I'm also praying they don't have a shotgun.
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