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