Running report

I actually felt like I could blog today. For the last three weeks I have only managed to run on Monday. That isn't really effective as far as running, weight loss, self esteem and all that other stuff goes. Life has just been too busy! Late nights make it hard to get up in the morning and it is just too hot after 7am. So, I've been feeling a bit down about the whole business. I mean, come on! Why can't I get motivated for the RIGHT reasons? Money should not be the only thing that gets me out the door. Well, perhaps over the last 3 weeks my head was finally coming around, but life just kept getting in the way.

Monday is always an easy run day because we get to bed at a decent time on Sunday, ALWAYS. Well, last weekend I was looking in the mirror and realized that my double chin was back! Aaahh! I got rid of it last year and I was not happy to see it again. So, Sunday night I made a promise to myself. I will log 20 miles next week. No matter what! (biking is included in the total miles)

Monday I took it slow, just 2 miles to get back into the groove of things. Then Monday night the family wanted to go for a bike ride. Ok, here is what was going through my head, Cool, double dose of exercise. Training and cross training all in one day. Just think how fast the fat will melt away! Then, a mile and a half in (do you remember there are LOTS of hills where I live?) I was thinking, I'm an idiot! My legs are on fire and I still have lots of hills to get home. What in the world was I thinking?

So, I took the kid trailer from my hubby with our 2 year old in it and headed home. I wanted him to be able to get enough exercise for the day, and it wasn't all that bad pulling the trailer. Until the last uphill climb. The burn, the pain, the feeling that my upper leg muscles were ripping away from my bones. The sweat rolling down my back. And the agony of knowing that if I gave up and walked, someone that I knew would drive by and see me walking like a WIMP! So, I kept pedalling, barely moving up that long slow incline.

Tuesday I was stiff and sore. So I took a day off and stretched and did some Pilate's to help work out the soreness. Then this morning I woke up ready to go. I planned to up my miles, but my 10 year old daughter was up and wanted to run with me. She hasn't run with me in a long time, so I let her set the pace and we walked when she needed to. We did 2 miles and we didn't really walk all that much. It was a great time for us to talk and just be together. We talked a lot about trying to relax as we ran so that our bodies could work more efficiently. I also pushed her to let her spirit be in charge and not her tired aching body. She would want to stop and I'd say, Why don't we try and make it to the next street and then we can walk. Each time was almost another tenth of a mile, and she could do it. And she did. She's awesome!