moving.
I am not going to update this journal anymore.
I added a new category to my main wordpress journal entitled 'Running/Training'. Here is the link to my other
journal.
More info in the lastest entry under that category.
Happy running to all and if I don't chat with you til later, Have a good holiday weekend. Thanksgiving is something else for an Indian. I have my political reasons. haha
today may be for rest
Last night I was only able to run just under 3 miles. That five mile run really took a lot out of me. I knew the soreness was going to hit me again and it seems as though I am back at sqaure one. Or maybe square two. That now teaches me not to take more than two days off in a row.
I may only walk for 45 minutes to an hour tonight as I do not want to stress out my muscles any further.
Good news: I already got a reply back from my friend, Jenny, about possibly running the Dec. 3 race. Her sister is also doing the 1/2 Marathon so I think I may only have to recruit 3 more people. Awesome!
Other: I'm starting to look into getting a stop watch. I know I am just starting out but I need to start pushing myself to do more speed intervals and I need a watch for this because leaving it to my own judgement means not pushing myself harder.
new realizations
I typed the previous entry about a half-hour before I left to do my jog. I hadn't run in 5-6 days and the last run I did was the most I had ever done non-stop at 6.3 miles. Therefore, I can say now that I wasn't happy about running and having the possibility of taking two-steps back after my last run. I didn't want to face possibly only mustering 3.5 miles when I knew that a week prior I was running more than that no sweat.
Well, I ran last night.
I completed about 5.2 miles with only 2-30 sec or so stops. I can say that I am proud of myself because over the summer, I struggled to try to get to at least 3.5 miles during a jogging session. Now I am doing that and more with a lot more relative ease. It was enough to get me out of my rut. *smiles all around*
I usually have this little ritual of eating yellow apple wedges with a whole-wheat bagel and some peanut butter before I try attempting long-runs. I never used to take pre-running nutrition seriously until I saw it re-iterated in a women's running book I bought last year and my new subscription to Runner's World. They were right because I never end my runs with exhaustion or fatigue. Sure, I'm a bit sore and winded but if I wanted to--I could probably muster another mile if I really tried.
I used to be the ultra stubborn girl when it came to finishing out whatever distance I had in mind before I started running. Even if I was wincing through my last miles, I had to be sure to run that 4 or 5 miler. That is--until I injured myself last September. I wasn't able to run for 3 months and then eventually fell out of running. I felt less of a person because running was something that I was proud to tell people that I did. It made me feel like more of an athlete than just some nerdy girl.
I am careful this time around because I don't want to risk another injury and be side-lined for months while gaining weight and feeling bad about myself. I am gradually working myself out of that state and I am very proud of myself for that.
Some gals have their shopping.
Others have their girls nights out.
Still others have their ritual manicure and pedicure sessions.
All of those things to combat frustration or just to vent.
Me--I enjoy running.
I like feeling that connection with myself in the now.
It's a wonderful feeling to hear the pit-pat of my shoes hitting asphalt or dirt and trying to keep my breathing at a certain rhythm. The best part is pushing myself to do those sprinting intervals and knowing that with each interval my body is getting stronger and stronger.
I'm tired of being the fat girl I am right now.
It's not fun.
But hell, this fat girl is now running 10k distances and I'm darn proud of that. I had never accomplished that feat ever before in my life. It kind of feels like having gold stars next to my name back in elementary. It's a childish giddy type of feeling.
I love it. I crave it. I am that feeling.
So anyway, I am planning on running a 10-mile race on Dec. 3 at Tempe Town Lake. I am trying to get a couple gals to run with me as I know some are training for the PF Chang's Marathon and 1/2 marathon. Hopefully it pans out but regardless I will be there. I plan on running a 5k in another 2 weekends too--just to get back in racing mode.
The last 5k I did was one was year and it was my first one.
I ran that puppy in just abou 29:58 or so and I wasn't even training hard then!
seeking motivation.
I'm at that point where I kind of dread running. I need something that will make it fun. Maybe I need to go out to Papago Park and run on the trails or something because the concrete jungle is no longer sustaining me. Oh how I wish for the trails of Kayenta at this point.
I ran 6.3 miles last Sunday and haven't run since. In a rut? I don't really know. I guess I am a bit bummed that I won't be making that New Times 10k next Sunday on the 13th. I will be on the plane ride home from Kansas.
Maybe I am due for some new running apparrel?
Maybe some new shoes to break in in time for the 1/2 marathon?
I need suggestions for motivation.
