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July 16, 2007
day 16
You'll never guess what I did tonight. Go on have a guess. I'll give you a clue. It involved pain, suffer, mental tourment, relief and a rather large sense of achievement.
If you said, I ran, then you win. You will receive something very special tomorrow so make sure you check your mailbox!
I got a very slow 5k run in after work. Run 16 done.
The strange thing about this little indeavour is how time consuming it is. Not the running itself. The additional runs I've added are only taking 30 - 45 minutes. It's all the other stuff that goes with it. My whole life revolves running. Everyday. Like tonight, I didn't run this morning because I couldn't put myself through the complete and utter agony of it first thing in the morning. The thought of swimming briefly entered my head but I got rid of that with a quick slam of the snooze. Then off to work. Where I actually had to work, since I left early two days last week to do something, hmmm what was that, oh yeah, RUN!
I had to come home after work to change, since I snoozed through the time I alotted to pack a bag. Then I had to decide where I was going to run. This may not seem like a major consideration. But, trust me it is. I am sore and tired, so the route has to be flat, preferably downhill all the way, even if I'm doing an out and back. It's hot, so I need shade, cause I'm a flower and wilt in the heat. Lastly, I don't want to run on roads, sidewalks or near roads with lots of traffic.
The only route that met all the requirements was the park. So I had a 15 minute drive there. Then 5 minutes of talking myself into running. The run itself. The stretching. The 15 minute drive to the gym. A 30 minute upper body weight workout. Then some grocery shopping. Due to my 'not in a happy place' day yesterday nothing got done. Finally home at 7.30pm. Now I have to unpack groceries, make dinner and eat. Then the fun begins. Laundry. I do laundry all the time. It's a full time friggin job.
Being me is totally exhausting. I don't mean to sound high maintence. I am as high to maintain and needy as they come, but I just don't like to sound like I am.
Posted by Ali at July 16, 2007 7:51 PM
Comments
you have more laundry cause you run all the time.
at least thats the way it is with me. i cant stand the stench to let it just not be washed for more than 2 days.
:)
Posted by: justjunebug at July 16, 2007 11:24 PM
DUH! I picked painted your bathroom, so did not see the run thing coming. Can I still get a prize?
Posted by: bridget at July 17, 2007 7:45 AM
When I saw you, you looked strong. Will you be at the workout tonight?
Posted by: anonymous at July 17, 2007 10:46 AM
Mental toughness. I'm tellin' ya. You are one tough chicka.
Posted by: Tea at July 17, 2007 12:02 PM
Yes you are a busy girl.I work 12 hour days,come home,change go to the gym,do my workout for the day,go home do laundry,prepare for the next day.I also have kids and on the days I work, my Hunny kicks in and cooks.Now next week I will be going to school and doing all this too.We don't eat out a lot due to you don't know what is in the food they cook.Yuck.... Great job!!!!!
Posted by: rae at July 17, 2007 12:54 PM