Yeah, me too.
Tonight I was totally lost as to what to write about and my college friend Corinne suggested writing about first ever 5k experience. Since I’m in need of running inspiration and so is she (she’s running a half this weekend whooo hoo!!!), I figured why not? Instead of boring you with the details I’ll recap it: when I crossed the finish line, I felt like puking. Then I had to catch my breath and figure out where the bananas were. Then I had to sit around and stretch awkwardly among the super fast runners who had finished far ahead of me.
Thinking about this race brings up a lot of thoughts and emotions, but definitely inspiration. That 5k was a hard race, mentally and physically. But once I finished it (and after the nausea disappeared) I felt like I could conquer anything. Even though I may have taken a walking break, even though I may have huffed and puffed across the finish line, and even though I had not yet learned of the wonder that is a Garmin watch, I was officially a runner from that point on. That race was never about winning or losing, but about proving to myself that I was capable of something I never thought was possible.
As I am about to start training for a half marathon (technically I already started, but it is pretty loose and unstructured at this point), I need to remember the feelings from that race and use them every day. Hey, I am out there doing it. Isn’t that what counts? Even if I’m not running 7:30 mile splits (or even 10:00 mile splits) I am still just as much of a runner as Joe Marathoner.
Tomorrow I am planning to run with my friend Mel, again. And I am going to attack that pavement with renewed vigor and inspiration. I may not go fast, but I will get it done and be proud of what I have accomplished. We’ll all have our good days and our bad days, but we’ll always remember our races and what we’ve proven to ourselves 
And to turn this post in an entirely different direction, I now present my eats:
Lunch was a chick’n sandwich and lots of vegetables. I woke up craving hummus, too!
Roasted red pepper hummus with carrots & broccoli; pear; chick'n sandwich with a Gardein patty, cheddar cheese, ketchup, lettuce, on a sandwich thin
At babysitting I had a delicious afternoon snack!
Strawberries; Kashi Fire Roasted Veg crackers with Laughing Cow Light
I got done with babysitting early since their dad picked them up today and I had plans to see my friend Nathan! I saw him a couple days ago when we had breakfast together. He quit his job and moved home (to where I grew up, about 30 minutes from where I am now) to be with his very ill mother 
But, he got a temp job in Va Beach so we made plans to have dinner & dessert.
At No Frill Bar & Grill , a place I’ve been to several times before and loved, my hummus craving had not yet subsided. Since I wasn’t terribly hungry (dinner was earlier than usual!), I got the appetizer hummus plate for dinner. I was under the impression the veggies would be more substantial, but I did not have a problem consuming this in it’s carby goodness (and about 1/2 that hummus as well).
Hummus plate with fresh pita, carrots, cucumber, and cabbage.
I was glad I kept dinner on the lighter side because we went to get crack froyo for dessert at the self-serve bar down the road.
Vanilla & mint swirl froyo with mochi, coconut, and jellybeans.
The jellybean canister exploded into my bowl, so I forced myself to eat them all. What a sacrifice.
Off to bed early tonight. Waking up at 5:30am for spin was fun, but now I’m dead on my feet. But before you follow suit, check out the guest pos t I wrote for Bess !! She’ll be contributing to this very blog on Friday!
Yeah, me too.
Tonight I was totally lost as to what to write about and my college friend Corinne suggested writing about first ever 5k experience. Since I’m in need of running inspiration and so is she (she’s running a half this weekend whooo hoo!!!), I figured why not? Instead of boring you with the details I’ll recap it: when I crossed the finish line, I felt like puking. Then I had to catch my breath and figure out where the bananas were. Then I had to sit around and stretch awkwardly among the super fast runners who had finished far ahead of me.
Thinking about this race brings up a lot of thoughts and emotions, but definitely inspiration. That 5k was a hard race, mentally and physically. But once I finished it (and after the nausea disappeared) I felt like I could conquer anything. Even though I may have taken a walking break, even though I may have huffed and puffed across the finish line, and even though I had not yet learned of the wonder that is a Garmin watch, I was officially a runner from that point on. That race was never about winning or losing, but about proving to myself that I was capable of something I never thought was possible.
As I am about to start training for a half marathon (technically I already started, but it is pretty loose and unstructured at this point), I need to remember the feelings from that race and use them every day. Hey, I am out there doing it. Isn’t that what counts? Even if I’m not running 7:30 mile splits (or even 10:00 mile splits) I am still just as much of a runner as Joe Marathoner.
Tomorrow I am planning to run with my friend Mel, again. And I am going to attack that pavement with renewed vigor and inspiration. I may not go fast, but I will get it done and be proud of what I have accomplished. We’ll all have our good days and our bad days, but we’ll always remember our races and what we’ve proven to ourselves
And to turn this post in an entirely different direction, I now present my eats:
Lunch was a chick’n sandwich and lots of vegetables. I woke up craving hummus, too!
Roasted red pepper hummus with carrots & broccoli; pear; chick'n sandwich with a Gardein patty, cheddar cheese, ketchup, lettuce, on a sandwich thin
At babysitting I had a delicious afternoon snack!
Strawberries; Kashi Fire Roasted Veg crackers with Laughing Cow Light
I got done with babysitting early since their dad picked them up today and I had plans to see my friend Nathan! I saw him a couple days ago when we had breakfast together. He quit his job and moved home (to where I grew up, about 30 minutes from where I am now) to be with his very ill mother
But, he got a temp job in Va Beach so we made plans to have dinner & dessert.
At No Frill Bar & Grill , a place I’ve been to several times before and loved, my hummus craving had not yet subsided. Since I wasn’t terribly hungry (dinner was earlier than usual!), I got the appetizer hummus plate for dinner. I was under the impression the veggies would be more substantial, but I did not have a problem consuming this in it’s carby goodness (and about 1/2 that hummus as well).
Hummus plate with fresh pita, carrots, cucumber, and cabbage.
I was glad I kept dinner on the lighter side because we went to get crack froyo for dessert at the self-serve bar down the road.
Vanilla & mint swirl froyo with mochi, coconut, and jellybeans.
The jellybean canister exploded into my bowl, so I forced myself to eat them all. What a sacrifice.
Off to bed early tonight. Waking up at 5:30am for spin was fun, but now I’m dead on my feet. But before you follow suit, check out the guest pos t I wrote for Bess !! She’ll be contributing to this very blog on Friday!