Going Mental
Yup, it's all mental. As Olga said, it's just a matter of me getting back into the groove of waking up, putting on my running clothes and heading out the door. Who cares what the results of the run are; the important thing is that I did it.
With that in mind, I woke up yesterday morning, got up, put on my running clothes and headed out the door. I went for 3.7 miles around the neighborhood, and it ROCKED. I love doing "music intervals" - speeding up or slowing down with the cadence of the music piped through my earphones.
I did not run this morning and I will not run tomorrow morning. I have 5 trail miles on Saturday, when I'll join Kiera halfway through her long run. (Thanks to Mike for watching Ash! I'm so grateful for your help on Saturday mornings!) Then Paki and I - with Kiera, Haiden, Finny, Ash and Johnny as our cheerleaders (and Mike, who of course will be done about the time Paki and I hit the turnaround point) - will run the Cinco de Mayo 10k, my first-ever 10k!!! (I have not ticked off many of the standard races: 10k, half-marathon, marathon. Remember, I sorta went from 5ks to 50ks. I skipped all the middle parts.)
This will give me 23.5 miles for the week; the most yet, yay! I'm hoping to up this so that by June, I'm regularly running 35+ miles per week. I'm hoping to hit 43 miles in two separate weeks in my "monster month". We'll see how it goes.
Donald has asked if I have a sign-up sheet for crewing services, specifially for WS100 2008. I told him Olga has first dibs on everything, but he's next in line! :)
Comments
I read the header and thought you're going "mental"...I was going to welcome you to the club:)
I am glad I got first dibs on WS'08, but I need to get in first - what I can promise you is that I am not missing applying for it this year, and that if, indeed, I do get in, I am calling you first!
Donald's post was wonderful - he revived me some. I am still limping, but I am not down on myself for writing what I felt anymore.
Posted by: olga | May 3, 2007 09:29 AM
Wait, I'm doing what now? I thought that was my Tai Chi time out in the backyard?
Seriously though, Haiden and Finn love seeing Ash so it's no problem. Good luck on Sunday.
Posted by: Mike | May 3, 2007 11:04 AM
Am I the only one confused that your Kiera and my Keira spell their names differently?
Great job on the 23.5 miles. Woohoo! And I AM still planning on JJ100 but haven't sign up yet. :)
Posted by: Jessica | May 3, 2007 03:39 PM
Great job going mental!! I agree that it is an matter of just deciding to do it!! You go!!!
Posted by: Javamom | May 3, 2007 03:40 PM
Right on! : )
Posted by: Sarah | May 3, 2007 05:34 PM
I think in the "Little Giants" movie someone said that football is 80% mental and 40% physical. That's pretty funny math. It sounds like you have a better calculator. Great job!
Posted by: Juls | May 3, 2007 06:35 PM
Any time I am thinking of bailing on a run I find it is best to put on my running clothes. Then you feel like you have to get out for at least a few miles :)
Glad you had a great run!
Posted by: Elizabeth | May 4, 2007 02:58 AM
Angie, thanks for reminding me that we get running adventure and suspense every day. Sometimes the reward of an "ordinary" run can be just as good or better than the big deal things we look forward to. I'll keep cheering your comeback progression.
Thanks for taking care of Olga! We all treasure her and it's great to know she can get your kind of support wherever she goes.
So with pinkfuzzy crewing becoming such a famous thing are you going to give yourself the fame you deserve? WS100 webcasts the lottery, maybe you can get the pinkfuzzy crew selection process on national TV.
Posted by: Hippo | May 4, 2007 12:45 PM
Music intervals? Never tried those, but I'll give it a shot on my next run. Good luck on the Cinco de Mayo race, and just have fun out there.
Posted by: e-rod | May 4, 2007 01:42 PM
Good luck w/ your 10K :)
Great job in crewing for Olga as well; that was nice of you. A good crew can make a huge difference during a run!
Joan
Posted by: joan | May 4, 2007 03:56 PM
Good luck w/ your 10K :)
Great job in crewing for Olga as well; that was nice of you. A good crew can make a huge difference during a run!
Joan
Posted by: joan | May 4, 2007 03:56 PM
Good luck tomorrow, Angie! You will do great!!
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" | May 4, 2007 05:03 PM