So I am 3 weeks into training for the marathon and feeling great. Again I’m only 3 weeks in and the longest run I have run is 7 miles so how hard could have really been? I’m not going to lie though, by end of Thursday I am physically exhausted. My trainer is kicking my butt via wall sits, push ups and her new love jumping rope. Apparently in the next few months she thinks I am going to be able to master the jump rope….umm I am the most uncoordinated person on earth, this may be a struggle. Hopefully spending Friday nights in (and no working out!) will help the exhaustion. Its so weird how some days I feel great running 7 miles and the next day I can barely get through 3. I should flip through my Hal Higdon book and see why this is, that man has a lot of insight.
Lately I have been forced to run inside, which is beyond boring. Running outside in freezing weather scares me….I could fall, break my ankle and then I would be screwed. And I guess, well I’m not that tough. So last week I had to run all 7 miles on a treadmill, at my steady race pace of 6.0. I was bored, even with an Ipod and ESPN up on the TV’s. I have to bite my lips not to sing out loud (I don’t want to be “that” girl) and limit my tapping and banging to the beat of the music. So I to fill my thoughts I watch the people around me, and the girl next to me this week really perked my interest. She ran for 54 minutes, at 7.4…no ipod, no water, and no towel. I can’t run 2 miles at that pace…and I def couldn’t do it without water. I hope I have someone that interesting tomorrow to run next to! If not, I’ll have to put on “Fighter” by Christina and jam out instead.
Due to training I have cut waaaayyyy back on my alcohol intake. I hate to admit this but I like the way I feel. Now am I bored and craving a cocktail? Of course, but I have never been a person for moderation so there is no option for me to go out and have a beer, its more like 12. So in a few weeks I’m sure I’ll go out, until then I’ll spend nights in sleeping through some movie I have rented off the Red Box. As much as I think of the positives of not having hangover: no sleep deprivation, nausea, dehydration, and in general that death like feeling that causes me to eat lots of Dominos pizza, I really miss boozing it up. Maybe one day I will experiment if I can go out and not drink….I mean people can change right?
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