This morning came and thank God the sun was shining! Through a misadventure with the dryer, I am now out one pair of running pants ( they are a good 5 inches too short now), so all I had were my black spandex pair . I will admit that the weather was not the only 'worry' on my mind this morning ; I had this dreadful fear that I would pass out after the first 3k, embarrass myself horribly, have sweat marks on my bum AND wimp out on my two running buddies.
I was lucky enough to be joined by the girlfriend that started this all (names will not be mentioned ;) ) as well as my boyfriend. They were the perfect pair of 'cheer leaders' for me this morning. It was a little demoralizing to see that they ran easily ( without huffing and puffing) , where as I chugged along like a blond steam train. Ha ha...oh man. We ran a great route though - lots of natural paths along the river, in trees, brush and a mix of bridges and bike paths as well. There was always something to look at, people to watch, etc. We were able to take in the many other individuals getting their exercise on a nice Sunday morning ( reference women jogging with her knees bent inward, legs flailing like a flapper and see-through white track shorts....O_o ) .
I will say that this experience ( though it's only been a full week as yet ) has quite humbled me as to my physical prowess. I am not able to just bounce out of bed and run until I feel like stopping...I am quite limited by my level of fitness ( can you have a negative level ? ), my psyche and my determination. I have lived so long as a glorified couch potato that it seems almost WRONG to deviate from this comfortable life path. I am glad in many respects to be doing this, however, because I actually feel good about myself and what I'm doing with my spare time. I'm bettering myself in a way that I've never tried before. I can no longer sit on my couch eating an entire bag of chips, or a tub of delicious cake icing while watching movies all night ( we've all done it so don't tsk tsk at me for being honest ). It might be hard to resist old temptations...but I think I can do it. If I can run 6k without totally dying or exploding in the heat...then I can carry on and work towards my 7k run next week. The time for the run today was about 40 minutes or so...as we forgot to start timing until a few minutes had already past. I'm satisfied ( joking...elated! ) with the time. Next time might even be better :)
I'll let you know how it goes :p
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You did marvelously! Like you've said, running is 90% in your head so if you can push yourself to keep going (unless you have an asthma attack or severe bodily pain causing death - that's not a good sign!) then you can do it all! :D
ReplyDeleteNow that I think back on today's run...I bet that if I'd know just how close we were to the end, then I wouldn't have had to take that second stop. I loved your comment about being like a horse coming back to its pasture...picking up speed as soon as it sights home. haha.
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