Okay, so race day is 73 days away. Yep. 73 days! That's not many! And, I have not been a good little blogger keeping you updated on my progress.... Sorry!
So, short version.... life has been providing me some obstacles - and I have been providing my own mental obstacles. I feel like maybe I should pay anyone who actually reads this for being a free therapy session for me! It seems I use this blog(WHEN I write) as my cathartic place of reflection or something... I hope you don't mind! (and, to answer the question you're asking yourself...no, I am NOT going to pay you, although I said I feel like I should! HA!)
So - I am still training, although I am quite behind in my training. Drew has expressed some concern about the possibility of injury as I try to "catch up" on training. We've developed a plan... and that is I will continue to train as consistently as I can in the next 6 weeks or so. I have until April 16 to change my mind, if I want to go from the 25K to the 10K. IF I would opt to do that, which I do not plan on doing, I would then run the 1/2 Marathon in Charlevoix on June 26. So, I would still have a long distance goal for this year, but it would remove some pressure of doing it on May 8.
We just looked at that as a "what if" possibility. I plan to run the RBR 25K on May 8.... I am still going to make it happen!
And, you know, I just decided I'm not feeling nearly reflective as I once was.... I just want to let you know I'm still here, still reaching for my goal, and still not giving up! :-)
I will be back this weekend to write some more!
Later, all!
Angie
Oh, and today - didn't make it up early to run before work...but did come home and crank out 2.25 miles before dinner. WOO HOO! :-)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Was it something I said?
Hey, peeps!
I'm thinking I must have scared you all with my introspective post last week.... it's been quiet as a church mouse on here. All I'm hearing is the sound of crickets chirping! No comments of any sort.
Well, that's okay. Life gets busy. Maybe you are all feeling introspective too. Maybe you're like my friend Bonnie who can't figure out how to post a comment. (I still love ya, Bon - no worries!) It's all good....
To bring you up to date - I ran my 5 miles last week...and then my running was like crickets chirping! Nothing was happening. I didn't get up early to run - didn't stay up late to run - didn't schedule time to run - didn't run! Period! It was weird too! Almost like running 5 miles without stopping made me feel like I was too close to a "real" runner, which I am not. So, then I had to go self sabotage or something. I ran a total of 2 miles last week.... didn't even run my long run over the weekend! And, I can feel a difference in how my life works when I'm not exercising or running.... I'm more stressed. Life feels more overwhelming. I eat like crap, mainly craving carbs, because I'm trying to get a fix from food to keep myself going. That's nuts.
Awareness is a good thing though!
So, tomorrow, I'm up early, hitting Tready, as my friend Staci calls it. I plan to get in two miles and then consult my training guide for what the rest of the week should entail. I know Saturday is scheduled for 6 miles...so I have a little work cut out for me! I'm on it, people!
Life may be throwing me some curve balls, but I can field them. (Ok, for those of you who saw me play softball in 2008...that's not true literally, just metaphorically) I'm still in the game and May 8, 2010, I WILL run the River Bank Run 25K!
WOO HOO!
Good night, gang....gotta rest for my run!
Ang
I'm thinking I must have scared you all with my introspective post last week.... it's been quiet as a church mouse on here. All I'm hearing is the sound of crickets chirping! No comments of any sort.
Well, that's okay. Life gets busy. Maybe you are all feeling introspective too. Maybe you're like my friend Bonnie who can't figure out how to post a comment. (I still love ya, Bon - no worries!) It's all good....
To bring you up to date - I ran my 5 miles last week...and then my running was like crickets chirping! Nothing was happening. I didn't get up early to run - didn't stay up late to run - didn't schedule time to run - didn't run! Period! It was weird too! Almost like running 5 miles without stopping made me feel like I was too close to a "real" runner, which I am not. So, then I had to go self sabotage or something. I ran a total of 2 miles last week.... didn't even run my long run over the weekend! And, I can feel a difference in how my life works when I'm not exercising or running.... I'm more stressed. Life feels more overwhelming. I eat like crap, mainly craving carbs, because I'm trying to get a fix from food to keep myself going. That's nuts.
Awareness is a good thing though!
So, tomorrow, I'm up early, hitting Tready, as my friend Staci calls it. I plan to get in two miles and then consult my training guide for what the rest of the week should entail. I know Saturday is scheduled for 6 miles...so I have a little work cut out for me! I'm on it, people!
Life may be throwing me some curve balls, but I can field them. (Ok, for those of you who saw me play softball in 2008...that's not true literally, just metaphorically) I'm still in the game and May 8, 2010, I WILL run the River Bank Run 25K!
WOO HOO!
Good night, gang....gotta rest for my run!
Ang
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