Oh it felt sooooo good to run on Saturday. EVEN THOUGH it was in Lunken! I really, seriously didn't have any issues with that stupid loop that I usually hate.
Maybe it was because it was so cold that I could actually see my breath. But it was probably because we all talked the ENTIRE time. Everyone wanted to know about the Chicago marathon and everyone in my little mini-group (me, Erik, Lindsay and Sarah) wanted to share our stories. Hearing them again (and in the context of a bunch of runners who didn't run Chicago) they really are truly amazing stories. It also just felt physically good to run again. I think the whole thing was a really good dose of mental and physical therapy. :)
5 miles also felt like nothing. I think I could have done 5 more without a problem.
But my mini-group wanted to go on to breakfast and I couldn't object. Especially when it was IHOP!
It is kind of sad because I know I won't see some of them again. I have to skip practice on Tuesday, and Saturday only a few people will come for the short 4 mile run because they are all heading off to Columbus.
I decided not to run it, even though I want my time really really badly. I was confirmed in this decision when I went to dinner Saturday night and my shins hurt. Even though I walked 8 of the miles of the marathon, I guess my body feels like I did the whole thing.
Now I am going to set my sites on the Thanksgiving Day Race which is only a 10k. It will be hard to train (mostly) on my own, but then again, it is only a 10k.
I am already mentally planning my marathon schedule for 2008!
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Oops! I Did It Again!
Sorry. Lame title I know. And I am NOT a Britney fan, just in case you were wondering.
Last night we had options for our run...4.5 miles, 5.6 miles or 6.7 miles. Coach Joe F very diligently passed out the routes before we left as he always does. But let me tell you...I am the WORST with directions. I don't care if you give me turn by turn directions or a map. For some reason my brain doesn't work that way.
Which is why I ended up doing who knows how many miles instead of the 6.7 I planned on. Whoops. I noticed everyone running towards me on our route last night instead of away from me. I turned around and the people I was running with were gone. Apparantly I was running on Victoria AVENUE instead of turning on Victoria LANE like I was supposed to. So I went as far as it looked like people were running and then turned around and ran back. In the meantime I passed Coach Joe F who looked at me puzzled and I yelled "I know! I messed up!" When I did turn around I figured I should explain to one of our mentors who was running. Except I said "I'm stupid. I can't read directions." To which he replied "Oh, OK. This is the 6.7 option." Then I started to think, 'oh great. He thinks I literally CAN"T READ directions.'He even waited for me at the top of the hill to point out that I had to turn right. I felt stupid now for two reasons.
Oh well, I think I ran the whole thing at a 10 minute mile pace...which a little slower than what I was supposed to do (10% faster than your race pace). I just have to get used to this heat!!!
Last night we had options for our run...4.5 miles, 5.6 miles or 6.7 miles. Coach Joe F very diligently passed out the routes before we left as he always does. But let me tell you...I am the WORST with directions. I don't care if you give me turn by turn directions or a map. For some reason my brain doesn't work that way.
Which is why I ended up doing who knows how many miles instead of the 6.7 I planned on. Whoops. I noticed everyone running towards me on our route last night instead of away from me. I turned around and the people I was running with were gone. Apparantly I was running on Victoria AVENUE instead of turning on Victoria LANE like I was supposed to. So I went as far as it looked like people were running and then turned around and ran back. In the meantime I passed Coach Joe F who looked at me puzzled and I yelled "I know! I messed up!" When I did turn around I figured I should explain to one of our mentors who was running. Except I said "I'm stupid. I can't read directions." To which he replied "Oh, OK. This is the 6.7 option." Then I started to think, 'oh great. He thinks I literally CAN"T READ directions.'He even waited for me at the top of the hill to point out that I had to turn right. I felt stupid now for two reasons.
Oh well, I think I ran the whole thing at a 10 minute mile pace...which a little slower than what I was supposed to do (10% faster than your race pace). I just have to get used to this heat!!!
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