This week was a bit more productive than previous weeks. Maybe it's because I'm mentally psyching myself up to this half marathon in 162 days, but whatever it is, I happy to be finally getting back into a groove. The last 10-ish months I've been off and on with running, more off than on. I think a lot of it had to do with my personal life changes and adjusting. Now I feel like I am at peace with everything in my life and now it's time to get back into what I loved to do, RUN! As you know I was never a runner growing up. I had really bad asthma as a kid and I couldn't even run down the block so I basically just never attempted to run. Now, within the last year I've became more focused with the idea of getting myself to run. A lot of it had to do with being in Austin and admiring the activeness of the city. Plus I love to eat and hate doing certain workouts, so running is what I decided on. To make a long story short and after a mud run, 5 mile race and 10k, I registered for my first half marathon. So with that being said, I feel like September has been a great time to start mentally preparing myself and trying to be as active as possible. This week was the first week in a long time that I ran 7 miles. I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but with my schedule, I am happy that I got to do even that. I really thank my friend Tami for being with me on Saturday mornings at 6:30 a.m. and being such a positive partner. I must, however, break her from apologizing to me for her pace. Pace, right now, does not bother me. I love getting up early, having chats while running and focusing on distance. So even if I do 2-3 miles during the week at my regular pace, I can always have my Saturdays with Tami. I enjoy them. Plus, I can always run on Sundays, which I plan on doing tomorrow. For now, I will leave you with this awesome picture from one of my Saturday morning runs:
How beautiful is that sunrise view. I could look at it all day!
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