Since this is the first blog of the new year, I am refocussing and recommitting myself to my workouts.
Saturday's run kicked my butt. And I think it started with me not getting out of bed at 6am to make the training group for our long run. I chose to sleep in instead. Caleb and I didn't start our run until 9:30 at which time the temperature was out of my comfortable running window. (I have a very small window of about 50-65 degrees.) Given the distance, time, temperature, etc., I struggled to run 8.5 miles instead of the 10 miles that the champ Caleb ran. I ran the 8.5 and called it quits and sat on a shaded grassy knoll and sipped my last few ounces of water that I had on my belt and waited for Caleb to come and pick me up and take me home in the air conditioned car.
I was disappointed in myself, because I could have made it. What is 1.5 miles?
Anyway, as I sat waiting for Caleb and the car, I needed to refocus. I decided that the way I was feeling was motivation enough to wake up at 6am on Saturday mornings until the race and train with our pace group. Additionally, I am going to begin changing up my routes to get in a better workout with some hills, long inclines, distances, etc. Also, I am going to schedule a appointment with a sports physician. I am experiencing pain in my hips, primarily in my right hip. I have tried to work through the pain, but its not going away. I figure if I am only have way through training, miles 14-26 won't make my hips feel any better.
"My hips don't lie."
So with this recommitment, I went for a 60 minute run this morning. And on my run, I managed to kick my right ankle with my left shoe, drawing blood.
I guess running a marathon is a lot of "Blood, sweat, and tears."
These fitness challenges that we put before ourselves are not going to be easy, but I am proud of where we are and where we are going in 2009. Keep rockin'.
2 comments:
Just wanted to say how proud I am of my wife for many things (drawing blood on the run being one badass thing about her), but particularly for finally getting a gmail account so that her posts actually show her as 'Jaime' and not just the generic Mike's Marvel. Hannah, you're next!
Jaime, I'm impressed that you got back out there and ran again. But be careful! I'm sure you will go through a lot of bandages, socks and shoes as you train for the marathon.
Okay, I'm going to get on the treadmill and watch the Inauguration!
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