Sooooooooooooo, to believe or not to believe?
Training was fun. You know, once I had gotten into the rhythm of waking up for meet ups with my running buddy and also giving up evening naps to squeeze a few miles in. There's an element of discipline I was sure I lacked. As relates to exercise I mean. 😛. But somehow the power of consistency rewrites the software in the head and suddenly, it's not your annoying iPhone alarm waking you up but your body ready for a run. What the hell? There's a magic in social media when all the likes on a miserly 3 miles keep you in check so as not to disappoint. Ok, not miserly coz you have no idea how many huffs and puffs, crazy self-talk, how much effort it took to pick up one tired leg to throw it in front of the other jelly one to create movement and clock that number on the so-addictive running app. Like I need proof that I about killed myself.... Uhmmm, yes I do!!
There's also the solace in numbers. Those Saturday meet ups and high fives and smiles and sweaty hugs. Sistas gotta hold each other up. I love them BGR sistas a lot!
Welp! My mind is made up. No half marathon this December as originally intended. Those things are not so cheap to sign up for and broke's been my song lately..... So to make up for the delay in my original aspirations, maybe a half M in January and another in February? Add it up and u have a full marathon. I am such a smart cookie!!! What? Call it an extended stretch session in the middle of a full marathon. ✋Paying you no mind!
Meanwhile, I have been exploiting my recovery period post race but I'm ready to get back on the trail. Nothing like that adrenaline rush!
Run for the Water 2014 was awesome and painful at the same time. Brutal hills but stretches of flat thrown in just to tease tired soles. Does Robert ever run his own race? Just curious coz this Burundi man was busy doing all else but the run. I gotta talk to him. Oh, that's the dude that started it all. Anywho,My thighs were burning, then I couldn't feel my legs at all. My hips were hot, then they gave up complaining. I definitely must relieve all that again. Runners are weird people..... It was an awesome experience for this virgin long distance runner (Married virgin, pst!!) you know, first time doing the greater than 5 mile races. 😛. This particular race will be one of those I intend to run each year God willing. I have a feeling there will be more.
I will keep you posted on this running wife's race-capades. I will try anyway. Don't get all law and order on me if it ends up being a long stretch in between blogs. After all, I gotta collect material to pen here right? 😛
Ciao!
