I had the toughest run today that I have had in a long time. I can't remember the last time I wanted to quit in the middle of a run...oh wait, yes I can, because I did. I even wrote about it. Chalked it up to being too hot and some other stuff. I now realize that I should have just slowed the treadmill down. Today was a 5 mile run. First one in a while. With this training program the mid week run jumps up a mile, sort of like the end of the week run. Even after my chest was hurting like I had smoked a pack of cigarettes.
I have really come to crave my long runs. Yes I still stress a bit about them, and I do get tired while on them, and I am human, so I procrastinate in the morning before I run them. Then "why?" you ask do I crave them? It's the feeling after. Every time I watch that show Extreme Makeover, I get encouragement from the people who are making an extraordinary move in their lives. Today when I was watching, Chris looked at the guy after he had completed a work out, and said "now you can do anything". That is exactly the way I feel after a long run. I believe signing up for a race is birthed from the high of a long run. I think the more I run, the more it takes to experience the high.
Todays run for instance was so difficult that I really was discouraged with it all day. I made good time, and completed the task, and probably burned more calories than most good 5 mile runs, but it was a let down. Tomorrow I am due for 3 miles. I am not going to say that should be easy, I am just hoping I get a good nights rest for it. I even ate salad today. I noticed that if I eat anything that grew up from Gods green earth, that I get better results.
At my kids school there are other runners, how do I know? I know because I have seen two vans with running stickers! I sure hope I figure out who they are and above all I hope they are nice!
I have really come to crave my long runs. Yes I still stress a bit about them, and I do get tired while on them, and I am human, so I procrastinate in the morning before I run them. Then "why?" you ask do I crave them? It's the feeling after. Every time I watch that show Extreme Makeover, I get encouragement from the people who are making an extraordinary move in their lives. Today when I was watching, Chris looked at the guy after he had completed a work out, and said "now you can do anything". That is exactly the way I feel after a long run. I believe signing up for a race is birthed from the high of a long run. I think the more I run, the more it takes to experience the high.
Todays run for instance was so difficult that I really was discouraged with it all day. I made good time, and completed the task, and probably burned more calories than most good 5 mile runs, but it was a let down. Tomorrow I am due for 3 miles. I am not going to say that should be easy, I am just hoping I get a good nights rest for it. I even ate salad today. I noticed that if I eat anything that grew up from Gods green earth, that I get better results.
At my kids school there are other runners, how do I know? I know because I have seen two vans with running stickers! I sure hope I figure out who they are and above all I hope they are nice!
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