But in all seriousness, my training for July can be summed up in one word:
FAIL.
The month just didn't go as planned. Which is life i guess. But i am going to try a different approach with august, and make a plan. Not just for running, but for living.
1. I need to dig myself out of my hole of alienation. I really like running with people. Why aren't i doing it? I have friends that run that i can call, but i dont. Maybe i wouldn't whine so much if i had people there distracting me. I mean, i live with Matt for christ's sake, you would think we could find one day to run together?
2. My little Waffles, i promise to take you to the dog park twice a week so that you can run around to your little hearts content. I am sorry i have been sick and tired. I understand that when you repeatedly bite me in the face while i am trying to take a nap that you are saying "please, i need exercise" and i acknowledge it.
3. My skin and hair - what have i done to you??? I don't know what my deal is, but i have not been moisturizing, and as a result, my shins are peeling. You read that right. My shins. are PEELING. I vow to moisturize every night! or at very least, almost every night!
4. Defer. I do all the cooking, because i assume that i can do it better. Technically, i can, i am really good cook. But Matt is a good student. If i give him detailed instructions, he can totally handle making dinner a couple nights a week. I need to stop stressing myself out trying to do everything.
5. Drinking. Bye bye, my love. Summer is the worst because everyone wants to go have a beer. Its easy to end up going out for a beer 4 or 5 nights a week! The problem is, with all the running, two beers is enough to knock me on my ass and feel it the next morning. It is definitely interfering with my running right now. Sad face.
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| I shall return for you after the Dublin Marathon! |
7. And lastly, running. Actually, I'm not doing too bad with running. For the most part, i am hitting all my mileage numbers (with the exception of flu-gate 2012) My pace has been slow and sad compared to my last training cycle, but it's summer and i need to deal with it. Winter is coming......sweet, sweet winter. So running is good, but strength? cross-training? yoga? fail, FAIL, FAIL. I vow to do strength with coach Matt twice a week, yoga once a week, and cross-training once a week. (expect to hear many ponderings as to what can be considered cross-training over the next month.)
Was your July more successful than mine? (I sure hope so!)
Any resolutions for August?
Do you know who switched my marathon countdown counter?
I'm sure your July was more successful than mine! I ran 19 miles, which was way better than the 2.25 miles in June (which was from the day I popped my tendon and hobbled back to my car bawling).
ReplyDeleteLuckily, the only popping in my training has been blisters!
DeleteAs for #5, I can relate. The fewer the days left until the marathon, the less drinks I can have before instantly falling asleep. That said, if anyone sees someone in running shorts and a tie dye shirt passed out in front of Soldier Field early tomorrow morning, please wake me up.
ReplyDeleteHA!!! That is actually amazingly funny to imagine. Passed out runners littering the field from their one free beer :D
DeleteYeah, tonight you will be able to tell who is training for the marathon.
DeletePassed out from one beer = In marathon training.
Trust me, nothing tastes better than drinking after you're done with marathon training. Except maybe sleeping in once you're done with marathon training.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to lots of sleeping in in December!
DeleteI swtiched your counter.
ReplyDeletetehehe!
YOU WOULD!!!!!!
DeleteUm, what you said.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I've been better than you at is running with people. It's the only thing that makes summer running manageable for me. DO IT! Come plod slowly with me!
i could imagine nothing more awesome than slow plodding with you!
DeleteThese all sound like really good goals! I will run with you once I am out of wedding hiatus! Also #4 is so important! Even though we clearly can do everything, sometimes we need to use our time to do things for ourselves like moisturize, run, or sleep. So hopefully deferring will help you reach some of your other goals. :)
Deletenope your July was way more successful! Only thing I did and you didn't was hit the Yogurt Place in Detroit Lakes, MN 5 out of the 7 days we were there vacationing! HA! It was our first trip to a self serve yogurt topping extravaganza and we were more than happy about it.
ReplyDelete(Add that to a few Shock Top Beers and my 5 pounds started to creep back up again....ah, summer!)
5 days of frozen yogurt sounds SIGNIFICANTLY more successful than my July!!
DeleteI hate that whenever I want a drink, my first thought is "how will this affect my training?" BO-ORING.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, i am planning a drinking and karaoke night as soon as this marathon is over.
DeleteI feel ya, girl. One glass of wine these days, and I am DONE. And I'm a teacher, who is NOT WORKING right now. This shouldn't happen.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you will bounce back this month!
Omgosh my shins are peeling too!!!! I thought I was the only one and I kind of ignored it...wtf? I suspect compression socks are to blame...
ReplyDeleteWell, to me it goes like this. The first thing you have to do is decide if you are going to kick that marathon's a$$ or are you going to let it kick your a$$.
ReplyDeleteTo me that is hardest part. Once you make the decision then you just go out and do it. Make kicking that marathon's a$$ the most important thing in your life. Once you get that mindset then saying no to things becomes real easy. Here is a perspective. Do you want to drink X number of beers or drinks between now and the marathon or do you want to run the race of your life totally killing your PR?
Like Red said "You either get busy living or get busy dying?"