Yes I have turned things around and still on my natural high!!! It’s amazing what you can do when you focus and shift your energy. Well I was supposed to start the week off with a 7 mile run on Monday. I jumped up, got dressed and headed outside. I’m ready!!!
Nothing seemed to work for me that morning…
It rained almost all day Sunday, so needless to say I didn’t get my long run in at the start of the week. I did however, go long on Monday morning. I woke up without a doubt in my mind that I would go out for a run. I met up with a BGR! Columbia member at 5:00 am and we headed out for a 12 mile run. We didn’t quite make the 12 miles but I did get in 11. Yeah I know I could have stayed a little longer to get in that last mile, but I was late getting back home to get ready for work. Hey looks like my energy has turned around…this was a great run!!!
I ended week 3 stating that I was going to change my energy…in my defense when I wrote week 3, I was already four days into week 4 (shame on me for back dating the post). Well I did try to change my energy and woke up Friday morning and hit the pavement with BGR! Team 5:00 am on the Northeast side. I got in five miles at a nice pace (8’05) with the ladies. I really felt great that morning. Nice little run to prep me for my long run on Saturday.
As you might remember, week 3 started off with me having to do my long run on Sunday. Yep, started the week off with 14 miles. The run wasn’t bad but man was it cold out. Now I’m used to running in cold weather but it has been a minute (actually three seasons ago 🙂 ). Even with my stank face, I got out there and handled my business.
If I do as well as I did on this run (hills included) I should be just fine with making a PR on my next half. 🙂 Now mind you my goal for my next half is a sub 2:00.
Have you ever woken up and felt like you don’t want to do anything? That’s exactly how I felt Monday morning. Alarm went off at its usual time (4:05 am) but I wasn’t feeling it. So I just reset my alarm for a later time. Now the thought did cross my mind to just run later that morning (around 7) since I had an appointment but again I just wasn’t feeling it. I really hate when I wake up feeling like this because I know I still have to get my run in for the day (unless I have a rest day set for later in the week and can just switch the two out). Running by myself in the evening has proven to be very difficult. I’m just not motivated enough. Now when I have someone to meet in the evenings it’s easy peasy. I really wish I had someone who was dedicated to running and training who enjoys a good 7-9 mile run after work that I could run with. Even knowing all this I still chose to stay in bed. Needless to say, I was not looking forward to the evening run but knowing that it must be done, I had to do it. A trainer’s work is never done (especially if you want the best results). Well I ended up running on the treadmill….no not the whole 9 miles….I split it up into two runs (4.5 miles each).
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