When Julie and I left for our weekly business meeting/date-thing, it was raining. Hard. Billions of fat rain drops clogging the sky, throwing a wrench in my plans to run tonight. It's National Running Day and I wanted to run; even just a little. So, we went and did our thing and on our way home, the skies cleared. I saw a couple guys running and I got really excited. Dork.
I ushered the babysitter (my mom) out, put on my running gear (including my shorts which still haven't been washed since the race on Sunday) and headed out into the night. I was in such a hurry to go, I forgot to use my inhaler. It was only a mile and a half, but it was really important to me. It was the first step toward the half. I ran through some shin pain and breathed a bit heavier than usual, but got through it, smiling. Big thanks to DCB's "Do Not Move," as usual.
So, here's another issue I need to confront now that I'm committed to running (and blogging about) the half: eating. I'm sucking at eating well lately. And it just seems like I can't get a handle on it. The other day at work: free ice cream bars. Did I need to eat four of them? My friends Amber and Kat (at work) informed me that they had a giant tub of Nutella and a bag of "these awesome pretzel chip things" at their desk and I should come have some. So, I did. And I had a few handfuls of the peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets they also had. And they got them at Costco so they're in, like, 90 pound bags/tubs.
Anyway, food seems to be conspiring against me and I need to really buckle-down and make better decisions. Disciplined decisions. I know what works: Oatmeal, almonds, fruit and veggies, salad, Wasa crackers and meat and cheese, Clif bars, oranges...I've done it before and can do it again. Just have to DO IT! (thanks, Tone)
I better finish this potato salad, though. I'll start in the morning.
(Tomorrow I'll spend a little time hashing-out why I'm doing this, my expectations, and maybe some specifics. Thrilling!)
P.S. This entry is dedicated to: The colon (grammatical).
Great blog. I am super excited to be your first follower...hope you don't mind. I am really looking forward to following your journey. I have been listening to the Two Gomers & am super excited for them to run their marathon in a couple of days. I am sure you will do great in your goal of running a half...I hope to run one, too, someday...take care & God bless. ajaj512
ReplyDeleteThanks for following! The Gomers have been two of my closest friends for years. G2 was my best-man (and now is my brother-in-law) and G1 stood in my wedding, too! Glad you've been with them on their journey. I owe them a lot. :)
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