Monday, January 16, 2012

A COLD 3 miles....

It was a cooooold 3 miles today. Joy came over and we switched off again. It's SO nice to be able to do that with her. I went first and didn't even think to use a scarf. Boy, do I wish I had one. The snow was pelting me in the face and neck. I didn't warm up until about halfway into the run. 

I'm relearning how to run without thinking about running. I keep getting to a point in my run where I just want to stop. I'm not sore and my muscles aren't super tired. I just want to stop. So, today I kept telling myself that when I get to that point where I want to stop that's when my body is reaching the next level. If I stop when I'm just about there I'm just cheating myself. I have to push past the uncomfortable and keep on. So, today that's what I did. I stopped twice to take a couple pictures, but I finished strong. 

My sister was next. I told her what I was thinking about while running and she went running. Her goal was to beat my time. She did great and ended up beating me by 2 minutes! Go Joy! 

Tomorrow is 2 miles or cross training. I think I might just do the elliptical tomorrow, but we'll see.

3 comments:

Christina said...

Good job for getting out there to run! Especially with snow in your face!

Amy said...

So what do you think about when you're not thinking about running? I do exactly what you just described. I'm not tired or hurt or sore....I just want to stop. What do you do whent hat happens?

susette said...

It was suuuuuuper cold this morning. I walk with a friend who refuses to run :( So I walk with her and then do my run after. My face was frozen by the time I got home. I know what you mean about pushing through the stopping point. It happens often to myself as well. I'm a new follower and love finding local runners blogs:)