There were only 3 things that were wrong with yesterday’s long run. Unfortunately, they were:
- the beginning
- the middle
- the (almost) end
1. The beginning – I started out Sunday @ 7am being very sleep deprived. I worked all day Friday, then again that night from 11pm-5am, slept for a few hrs and then worked again from 11pm-1am into Sunday. While I don’t think I need a lot of sleep this kind of disjointed slumber kills me. It has also snowed a ton on Saturday so the footing was brutal. I left from our place and broke the run into increments – make it to Lakeshore (~7km out) where the footing should be better…
2. The middle...arrived on Lakeshore where the footing was better because I could run on the road. Unfortunately the 35km/hr wind picked up and it was all in my face. Then when the wind died down as I hit the hilly part of the run…it started to snow again and the once clear-ish road became slippery and snowy.
3. the (almost) end. I just kept going and for the last 5km it got a bit better. But that could have been because I knew I was almost ‘home’.
The whole run was done in my training zone and I got the distance done but it was a run where I kept feeling like I used to feel when I first started running – slow, fat, unable to keep up, un-runnerish. There was no running manta that gave me some inspiration for this run. At the lowest part of the run, I didn’t care that “quitting was forever” or that I would regret not running. I guess it was a good mental training exercise as I had lots of chance to bail on the run but didn’t. So…I guess that is the positive.
And I got to wear my gaitors which kind of look like legwarmers:
C’mon …sing it from Flashdance: “What a feeling!”
16 comments:
I love your posts--make me laugh every time! I just saw some gaiters this weekend at a trail run. Now I know what they're all about!
I love your posts--make me laugh every time! I just saw some gaiters this weekend at a trail run. Now I know what they're all about!
You're funny! You didn't look like you were hurting when we saw you, but I'm so proud of you for getting that run done, especially with your lack of sleep. You're such a honey badger!
That was a character-builder for sure. Nice job sticking it out and getting er done! The next one will be better.
Awesome job sticking with it girl! I always say less that good runs are always great mental training runs! Great job!
Love the Gators!!! Good for you for getting it done...yesterday was BRUTAL but so character building!
Those are tough runs....I have them too for sure! Way to go in getting it done though! That's awesome. Love the Gators!
Way to get it done despite the crappiness. My run on Sunday was not my favourite either. The wind was really cold so I had to dress for the wind. But when the wind died down I got all hot and sweaty. And then the wind would gust and it would be chilling.
And all those clothes made me feel like a sausage.
Oh man I hope that March = spring and winter running will be over soon (even though this winter has really been not that bad.
ha! that was DETERMINATION
I see this as $$ in the bank
it will pay off.
"slow, fat, unable to keep up, un-runnerish"
Well, glad I wasn't the only one!
Some runs are like that! I love the gaiters. I've had to wear them on a couple of run recently too. But I've been lucky to avoid wind. Good job finishing that beast.
I need some gaiters! Those ones look cute! If you can't feel good on a run, at least you can look good!
Darn! Those 3 things going wrong really can ruin a run!
At least you looked adorbs in the gaiters? :-/ Sorry you had a tough run chica!!!
You're a tough cookie! Those runs are HARD! I know those runs, just like I know SANTA! I KNOW HIM!!
But, you got it done ... and bonus, done in your proper zone! YAY!
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