So yesterday morning, I ran 6 miles. Every time I add more distance to my run, I get increasingly nervous that I might not finish.
Well, it turned out to be an extremely difficult run, mentally. It was warm and windy. At my 3-mile turnaround, my hip began to hurt. Each mile went slower than the previous. I REALLY wanted to stop. I wouldn't even allow myself to stop for water because I didn't think I would be able to coerce myself to start up again.
But I pushed through. I've become pretty good at that over the past year. Walking is no longer an option. Ever.
And it's a good thing I finished, because my time was an impressive 1:03. To put that into perspective, I finished last week's run (1/2 a mile shorter) a minute SLOWER. I would like to say again that I am a crazy unpredictable runner!
So I'm happy with my time, and I'm feeling less anxious about next week's race. I'll try to get in a 6.5 mile run this week, but I won't freak out if I don't.
As for my issue from last week, I used a large square bandaid that seemed to work well. So my mole held up through all 6 miles...
... but my toe did not.
Ewwwwww!
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On a different note, happy belated Mothers Day everyone! It was actually my parents' anniversary yesterday too, so yay for that!
We're doing a family dinner in Chicago tonight in honor of Mothers Day and my mom's birthday last week. Then I'm doing lunch with my grandparents tomorrow, followed by a dentist appointment (bleh) with my uncle. Overall, LOTS of family time!
9 comments:
Nice job on pushing through and finishing. Consistency comes with time, you'll see the more you run the more consistent you will become. I wouldn't worry about that yet.
I tend to get caught up in times when I ride and even had to go as far as getting a cycle computer that I can wear on my wrist instead of having it in front of me. I tell myself just ride, hard, check the stats after. If I've left it all out on the road or trail then I don't have anything to worry about. :)
Great job on pushing through your run. Mentally longerish runs suck... but as runners we need to have that patience to pull through :)
Hey Kelly, i feel so sorry for u that u got to see your grandparents and your uncle. But u never know who else u will see tomorrow.
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NICE WORK on finishing out the miles. Now you know that you can finish them no matter what!!
Your toe is pretty awesome. I'm working on a blister from my race this weekend that is about the size of a half dollar :)
Eek, nice toe! Sounds like you overcame the mental hurdle to put in a good run, great job!!
Wow, you're getting all kinds of road warrior "badges". Good job on finishing the run. I think I might have been running in your neck of the woods this morning.
Ohhhh man that's so nasty LOL
Nice - adding blood to a blog is a surefire way to increase readership. Steve in a Speedo's prooven it!
Ewwww. Blood. Six miles is good. Nice time too.
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