I knew today was going to be hard. Since I made the decision to move my long runs to Monday's I was kind of dreading the first real long one. Last Monday was a throw away: just back from vacation, little to no sleep, smoky etc. But today none of those were present, I even made a special point of going to bed early last night so I could get up early. Even so, I made myself slow down to begin with, kept it real slow and steady, I wanted to hit that hour and a half mark, which I almost did. This was a point I noticed a while back in Runners World, if it's not a race, and the goal is distance and long times, why rush it? So that's what I did, allowing myself to even walk some once I hit the 4 mile mark. And I feel really good about it as a result, I was wiped out when I got home, but it felt good.
Now that I am making a more concerted effort to get to that half marathon I am trying to get back into the stretching habit. One of the reasons I fell out of it was time. But also I couldn't lay down on the floor without both dogs jumping all over me. But now that we are down to 1 dog, who is better at respecting personal space that is less of an issue.
Skinny Rules
I bought the book a month ago, and Kim & I have made it through most of it. And starting last week we were trying our best to adhere to most of the rules, and the spirit if not letter of every rule. It has been hard, it calls for some real changes in habits. Kim especially was having a real hard time by Thursday, and was ready to just give it up. But all it took was that first weigh in, where she saw real progress to reaffirm her commitment. And I saw the same thing on Friday and today. It may seem like cheating to weigh in after I run, but I feel that so long as I make that my consistent day and time to do it I am not cheating.
I really think there are some really important things in this book that we can all take to heart, regardless of your weight situation. I will get into those as we progress.
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