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yesterday i ran the chicago marathon.
going into it:
1 stress fracture on R foot
1 infected blister on L foot
... for the first half i didn't feel a thing. i was so excited to be there... and i was determined to GO and RUN and FINISH...
and then i did... and it was perfect.
almost 2 years of wishing, and then bam - it's done. and today i can hardly move, but i am so happy... and proud. | | |
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I stink at updating this one
so...I run quite a bit, butI can't seem to get past this 4 or 5 mile hump. after that my body says "enough" and simply refuses to go. i can't convince it that on October 9th it will have to do this much work times 5... Ugh.
i don't really mean "ugh" though. I am blessed to be able to run, and I do love the alone time and the discipline and the tiredness. Laurie is worth it. God is worth it... I am worth it. so... "it's gonna be worth it..."
haha. Oh... who even reads this running xanga site of mine? anyone? I don't really know...
I have this rising feeling of anxious exhileration in the idea that I think I'm actually going to run this marathon.
!!!!!!
Just have to get past 5 miles... ha.
oh dear. | | |
| Ran to Jewel and back with Nat on Friday
Ran 25 minutes around the park with Roxanna today
Wow. I forgot about this xanga again. Lots has happened since October... I was thinking the other day about myself and running and how I have never gotten the runner's high that everyone talks about, and in the past school year I have rarely felt even positive about running, before and afterwards. I think I figured out why. I have a failure complex in this area - I know before I even start that I won't be as good as so-and-so, or even as good as i used to be... and there is the nagging thought that I could never run a marathon a) in the shape I'm currently in and/or b) never. I think some easier goals are in store. Also I realized that I'm not a very patient person as far as waiting in LIFE goes... slowly building up drives me crazy, I want to just jump in and have it be awesome right away. So I'm trying to take it easy and relax about it all...and I want to start a really low-key running club here at North Park. Could be really cool...
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| I went to the marathon on Sunday... the one I would have run in. It was amazing and inspiring. "I love you. Run baby, run!!"
so many people running so hard. | | |
| Activity is good...but I hate the feeling of working out when I haven't for a few days. The sluggish, plodding, feels-like-I-weigh-a-literal-ton feeling... Frisbee keeps me active on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays...the other days I'm going to try to swim or bike or blade...maybe those days too. Weekends are killer. Oh yeah, so the purpose of this xanga was training for the marathon...don't try to train while working at camp. Well, try if you want, but if you get way too tired and run down then I will understand where you are coming from completely. It is still a life goal, don't worry. Maybe just a different time in life would be better. Maybe a sprint triathlon is something I should do first. Until then, I'm going to do some 5ks and 10ks and have fun with that and get free t-shirts and be inspired by Ann Kiemel, author of "I'm Running To Win" - an amazing book, amazing insights from an amazing lady. I got it for $3.79 including s/h off of half.com.
So we just got back from swimming. Our Elite Athletes Team (EAT!) haha... did some laps, and we have big plans for the future. Interested? Let me know. = )
Until then, be alive and active and well, and have fun. | | |
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