OK, so I have a little more energy (just a little) this evening to describe what may be my last long run (ever?) before the marathon. To be consistent with the rest of my blog posts, I will start out with some complaining. Motivation was at an all time low. I had been sick all week with either a cold or allergies (to running?)... so I was kind of down. I decided to rest on Saturday and then run long on Sunday afternoon.
As usual, I headed up to the W&OD trail and set out to run. Due to some unforeseen um, digestive issues, I needed to head home after only 3 short miles. Don't want to get into the details here, I'll let you imagine for yourself. I was ready to bag the entire run, thinking up scenarios ranging from taking a day off from work mid-week and completing the run then to completely NOT doing it. I also considered "sitting in a field" which is what my friend Gigi would wax poetic about while she was training for her first marathon several years ago - meaning, her husband knew she was supposed to be running for several hours so she couldn't go home... so instead of running she would go sit in a field for a while then go home! I don't think this ever really happened, but it is a nice idea when you're desperate.
When I got home, Nathan gave me a nice pep talk and told me to shake it off and just run for a couple more miles to see how I felt. Of course, I knew I'd do the rest of the run then... So I did 4 - 4.3 mi. loops around the neighborhood. Yes, got kind of boring. But I had the security of stopping at home every 45 min. for whatever I needed. Most annoying part of the run was the constant running nose. But I did it and my time was not too bad either. My recovery last night was pretty good - I was not a zombie. Today, I did have to walk sideways down the stairs in the morning but things loosened up as the day went on. Less than three weeks to go!
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If you do give up this running gig, and become a biker again, you will NEVER EVER feel "allergic" to biking. But you may become allergic to everything else in life, and become a social hermit like the rest of us.
When motivation is low, I try to remind myself of all the times I couldn't run - injuries, bad weather, etc. - and all the people who can't run for whatever reason and then I usually stop feeling sorry for myself pretty quickly!
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