Dear James, Daniel and Emily
Today's Run
I had a plan. Right after my birthday I was going to start on a tougher scheduled training plan. The first day was last Wednesday. Well Emily snuck into our bed (again, her annoying new habit). And if I had gotten up she would have gotten up as well and she didn't need to get up at 4:30, so that day was out. I figured that was okay, I could get into the plan 1 day late on Friday. Only to have that plan shot out of the water by staying up all night with Jimmy at the hospital (decided to not try and go for a run on zero sleep.)
Well 2 days down, how about Sunday? Well Emily was in bed again, and slept really awkwardly, hurting my back, and I was still not fully recovered from the all nighter. So I ran, but nowhere close to my target distance and time.
So today I was finally able to get into the plan. Felt good. And in general nothing feels quite so good as that morning run to start the week. And ready to really tackle this schedule. Now if only I could also get as good a handle on returning to better eating habits.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Am I still running? A silly question, but the answer still surprised me
Dear James, Daniel and Emily
I was at a party on Saturday, and saw a family friend, and she asked me if I was still running. To which my answer was of course, silly question. The thing is that answer still surprises me after the last couple of years. Just a couple of years ago the whole idea of running was just an odd thing that I never saw myself doing. Now I have a hard time imagining myself not running.
I took Sunday off, no reason, just didn't much feel like it. Which was kind of in line with my weekend goal of focusing on just relaxing mentally and just enjoying what I was doing, and not focusing on what I wasn't doing or needed to be doing. As much as I get out the meditative aspect of running, I still stress myself out sometimes, and need to get my head straight with other activities.
That said I still got up today and had a real good run, 4+ miles. Listened to music today instead of an audio book or podcast. I like the books, especially on the longer runs where pacing is not a concern. And the podcasts are similar. But music does make the run more of a time for me to think through things, because I can just let the music help with the pace, and allow my mind to focus on whatever subject I need to think through.
I was at a party on Saturday, and saw a family friend, and she asked me if I was still running. To which my answer was of course, silly question. The thing is that answer still surprises me after the last couple of years. Just a couple of years ago the whole idea of running was just an odd thing that I never saw myself doing. Now I have a hard time imagining myself not running.
I took Sunday off, no reason, just didn't much feel like it. Which was kind of in line with my weekend goal of focusing on just relaxing mentally and just enjoying what I was doing, and not focusing on what I wasn't doing or needed to be doing. As much as I get out the meditative aspect of running, I still stress myself out sometimes, and need to get my head straight with other activities.
That said I still got up today and had a real good run, 4+ miles. Listened to music today instead of an audio book or podcast. I like the books, especially on the longer runs where pacing is not a concern. And the podcasts are similar. But music does make the run more of a time for me to think through things, because I can just let the music help with the pace, and allow my mind to focus on whatever subject I need to think through.
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