the long run today? didn't happen. but let me explain:
1. i got home really late last night. totally unintentionally. i had dinner with a friend that just ran late.
2. this morning, i had some last minute changes to a freelance project i thought was finalized earlier this week.
3. i helped my mom with an errand on her lunch hour.
even after all of that, i thought i could still drive to sf to take advantage of the cooler temps, but by the time i got done with catching up, i realized it would just be a big hassle. so i waited for it to get cool here and ran an easy 5. no watch or nike plus. all i know is that it was breezy, cool, and FAB-U-LOUS!
i tackled a few hills using the new visualization technique i learned about earlier this week. and it worked!! i felt like there was a team of people helping me up the hill rather than the burden being solely on me! i imagined i was a car on a roller coaster ride and a chain was tied to my belly button. and as i ran, i imagined the chain getting shorter and shorter as i got closer and closer to the top. and in my head i heard the "click, click, click, click" sound rollercoasters make. i couldn't WAIT to get to the top to throw my hands up in the air and go "wheeeeeeeee" down the other side. maybe it sounds cheesy, but it TOTALLY worked!
and my long run isn't totally canceled for the week . i have friday night off and saturday morning until 3 off, so for the first time in months, i can do my long run on saturday morning like most of the world!! yippee!! it also gives me time to find my watch and nike plus receiver. how i keep misplacing those two things i'll never know.
5 comments:
no need to explain. glad to see that your energy is still really positive - good luck tomorrow on your long run. if I were you, I'd look for the missing items in the kitchen, but that is just me since everything seems to get lost there.
This marathon had better look out, it looks like you've got it in your sights! Hope the long run goes well
Good luck on the upcoming long run and nice job on your hilly 5!
New visualization technique?? did you go to a seminar?? Yoga??? I could totally use something like that.
as I read what you wrote, all I could think was 'this is how you do it. this is what you do when you don't think you can'.
Sooooo, hook me up on where you learned it.
BTW, AWESOME!!!
Omg I love the roller coaster thing! I am so going to use that. Great run!
Enjoy your long run- it is supposed to be a little cooler this weekend, thank god! Have a great weekend. :)
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