Nov172008
Amazing
Filed under Day to Day,Journal by kristen at 12:28 pm on Nov 17 2008
Saturday was one of my planned days to run. My day didn’t play out just liked I had hoped. It was late afternoon and I still hadn’t gotten my run in. I really prefer to run first thing in the morning after a cup of coffee. So I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I got my running shoes on, which I think is the hardest part of the run. Once I have my shoes on, I always run.
I got on the treadmill and started on the run. I wanted to run atleast 2.5 miles. That was the goal. After only 2/3 of a mile, I wanted to quit. My legs weren’t happy and I just wasn’t enjoying it. (I wonder when I will start enjoying running. But that is a whole other topic. LOL) I started the mental game with myself. I told myself that I couldn’t stop until I ran atleast one mile. I could do one mile. Once I hit the one mile mark, I told myself “Why not 1.5 miles. It isn’t that much farther.” So I kept plugging along. Then before I knew it, I was at 1.5 miles. So I said to myself, “Why quit now? You can run 2 miles.” So the ran continued. Once I hit 2 miles, I was feeling better. At this point I was proud of myself and how far I had run. Usually I am home alone with Megan when I am running. So it is a challenge to keep her occupied and not asking me “are you done?” Since I had a rare opportunity to run without too much interruption, I kept going. I ran three miles! I was so proud of myself. That is the first time in two years that I have run three miles.
Fast forward to this morning. I had yesterday off because I was in Indianapolis all day for a meeting for work. No chance to workout or get a run in. I got my running shoes on and told myself that two miles was the goal. I stopped at three miles. Whohooooooo! Chris keeps telling me that if I keep it up, I will enjoy running. That is yet to be determined. I am just amazed that I have logged six miles in just two runs. I will be interested to see how my weigh-in is this week.
On another note, I am re-writing my Spicy Roasted Chickpeas. I cannot believe that I left so many details out. So make sure to check Spicy Roasted Chick-Take 2. There is even a picture included this time.
Also, I wanted to thank everyone for their sweet emails and comments on my I am a Winner Even Though I Didn’t Lose post. It was an encouragement to read everyone’s notes. I appreciate it so much. FYI, I still haven’t bought those Hershey Kisses that I mentioned.
Off to clean some more. Have a great day
1 Jennion 17 Nov 2008 at 1:34 pm
Yeah, Kristin! Way to hang in there and push through the urge to stop (a big portion of running is mental). I once read somewhere that you can’t judge a run on the first two miles and that once you get through the first two miles you usually hit your stride and the rest of the run gets easier. I know this is so true for me! Hang in there!! You’re doing awesome and I think Chris is right, we’ve got a runner in the making