Seeing as my last few “long runs” (i.e. weekend runs) have been races, and my weekly runs include meeting up with those Striders at last twice per week, it felt like I haven’t run with “me” in a while.
Those runs are necessary.
After a stressful start to the week, I literally scheduled Wednesday night as “Free”. Open. No obligations, no appointments, no dinners out! Stay in, study, do laundry, RUN, and relax.
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On the drive home I hit a Wall; a nap (or anything that did Not involve movement) sounded so much better. I also had a pending happy-hour invitation; a bar that would be right along my running route anyway. Hmmm…..
This is what happens when you’re stuck in traffic! Wheels turn, you get sleepy, you weigh the options. Gah!
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Check in, Heather! This run took some self-convincing, and my legs could tell right away. I concentrated on that EASY pace; the legs are in race mode right now and I can tell, it literally took constant “effort to slow it down a little bit. Heading into the park is downhill, then it rolls a little bit……
mile 1 @ 8:36 Goooood job. Feels slower, stay with that VRP!
mile 2 @ 8:08Oh, these trees are gorgeous – what a perfect Fall day – Eff, there goes my pace!
mile 3 @8:18 Yes, you better hold that right there.
mile 4 @ 7:59 Fine, you’ll feel it soon enough. P St hill comin’ up, watch O-u-T!
mile 5 @ 8:22 WHEW – hill done. Rough. Into Dupont, dodgin’ those peeps.
Once I reached the round-about (Dupont Circle, for you DC-ers), the lights were Not into playing my game. I took the rest of the run into awalk-run-walk-run routine. Tackling the 16th street hill was the only challenge left, and the legs took it in stride.
I ended with over one hour ( 1:09:20) and 7.1 miles of “me time”. Much. Needed.
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Aaaand, now it’s Thursday! I’m ready for that group thing again.
Seeing as my last few “long runs” (i.e. weekend runs) have been races, and my weekly runs include meeting up with those Striders at last twice per week, it felt like I haven’t run with “me” in a while.
Those runs are necessary.
After a stressful start to the week, I literally scheduled Wednesday night as “Free”. Open. No obligations, no appointments, no dinners out! Stay in, study, do laundry, RUN, and relax.
******
On the drive home I hit a Wall; a nap (or anything that did Not involve movement) sounded so much better. I also had a pending happy-hour invitation; a bar that would be right along my running route anyway. Hmmm…..
This is what happens when you’re stuck in traffic! Wheels turn, you get sleepy, you weigh the options. Gah!
******
Check in, Heather! This run took some self-convincing, and my legs could tell right away. I concentrated on that EASY pace; the legs are in race mode right now and I can tell, it literally took constant “effort to slow it down a little bit. Heading into the park is downhill, then it rolls a little bit……
mile 1 @ 8:36 Goooood job. Feels slower, stay with that VRP!
mile 2 @ 8:08Oh, these trees are gorgeous – what a perfect Fall day – Eff, there goes my pace!
mile 3 @8:18 Yes, you better hold that right there.
mile 4 @ 7:59 Fine, you’ll feel it soon enough. P St hill comin’ up, watch O-u-T!
mile 5 @ 8:22 WHEW – hill done. Rough. Into Dupont, dodgin’ those peeps.
Once I reached the round-about (Dupont Circle, for you DC-ers), the lights were Not into playing my game. I took the rest of the run into awalk-run-walk-run routine. Tackling the 16th street hill was the only challenge left, and the legs took it in stride.
I ended with over one hour ( 1:09:20) and 7.1 miles of “me time”. Much. Needed.
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Aaaand, now it’s Thursday! I’m ready for that group thing again.