The distance:
Its been 3 months after my last post and 4 months after my race- and time to reconnect with running chatter. The fall and holidays were a great time of "not" training and having lots of time with J has he was off after his knee surgery. We went on lots of trips to NY, Boston, West Virginia and really got to enjoy lazy weekend mornings and holiday festivities. I ran here and there as I wished, focused more on learning to accept that while I may have ran over 13 miles, I am not able to walk out the door and run 13 miles as I please. I have to train and I have to train for a race to build my body up for 13 miles. There were a few runs where I felt un motivated so I maybe didn't run as much, or maybe I ran just to be social with a friend. It was nice not having the intensity of training yet I still want to run 13 miles again.
The solution:
I am running the DC Half Marathon on March 17th. Not only am I able to train again, I am training my good friend Kelly. Training started today and will be for 8 weeks. I also registered for the NYC marathon, but won't know if I get in until April. I shall see about that one... hopefully all goes well training for this race.
The experience:
Lots has happened in my life in the past 3 months. I learned that I am stronger than I thought I was and was able to feel and live through some tough emotions. I also found that my gratitude is genuine and I have so much love for life and my life with my husband. We planned trips for 2012 and have future hopes and dreams I never would have dreamed. While running in January is an experience its been quite enjoyable. I had my first flat face down fall a few weeks ago when I bruised and cut up my knee and hand ( still recovering). I ran with snow on the ground and over the icy key bridge. I ran with J has he trains for job interviews. I ran the way I love to - with believing and trusting my body to do what I know it can do.
The goal:
Run all my training runs to the best of my ability. Enjoy new yoga studios, maybe start swimming and enjoy good food as always. Love my body and love myself. Keep blogging my running chatter.
