Seriously, what am I doing? Why am I not totally psyched up anymore? Why did I only run once this week? Why did today's run feel like such a struggle? Today was 5 miles. I went to bed early last night so I could get up to meet the group at 8am. Glad to be facing an entire summer of no going out on Friday night because I have to get up to run in the morning :( Anyway, I thought I could knock out 5 miles if I kept my pace nice and slow. Let me tell you, that was not the case!!! I felt good through mile one. Miles 2 and 3 were a serious struggle. Getting to that halfway point never felt so long! By just past mile 3, I started to fall into auto-pilot and it was SERIOUSLY a welcome feeling. At that point, I thought I had it in the bag! Then came Mile 4. And I kid you not, this happened about 5 feet from the 4 mile marker. I got the worst stitch in my side EVER! Yes, ever!! It hurt to just breathe! I had to stop. I could barely walk without doubling over. It was crazy! I tried to keep a decent walking pace once it started to subside, but it still hurt pretty bad. I got to 4.5 miles and knew I couldn't walk my way to the finish, I had to run. So, I sucked it up and ran the last half mile through the pain. Wow...it sucked. Truly.
Most of all, I'm really disappointed in myself. I'm not surprised by the outcome. You can't run for 35 minutes the entire week and think you can just knock out 5 miles. I need to seriously commit to this. I need to make sure that I follow the schedule this week. No matter the weather, no matter what time I get home from work. All running must happen. Because next week is 6 miles. I want to run those 6 miles like they are cake!
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You are right...the committment must be made above all else. As well, sometimes U gotta sit down and take it easy. What you're doing here, and working through here, is NOT easy. At the least, it's a serious challenge. But, one I know you're up for nonetheless. So, dedicate some mental space to this effort and don't let anything get in teh way of that!!!
"There IS no spoon!!"
Nicole, all of us have down weeks, so don't let it discourage you. As someone who has been running off and on for more than 35 years, I can tell you that this is not the first and certainly will not be the last week of this type. You just have to keep looking ahead, and I think you have the right attitude about it. I hope your 6 mile run was a huge piece of cake.
If you get a chance, please visit my running web site, Faithful Soles. I have a categorized and searchable running Blog Database on there and would appreciate it if you would link your blog to it. I hope you find a lot of great motivation on the web site (be sure to read "The Greatest Marathoner", it will show you that anything can be done).
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