One bad turn deserves another...
I have to admit, I have slacked off something fierce in my writing as well as my running thus far in the year. In my defense, I have run a lot of miles thinking a lot of things. I have strained one of my quads while doing a trail run and I have completed my two races for the year. I have had a good start to the year.
To begin with, I was able to run the RNR Arizona 5k with my daughter, and that was so much fun to do with her. She is an amazing little girl and made it in 39 minutes and some change. I couldn't be more proud of my little one. She shows me on a regular basis that I can fail and still be a success. I love her so much. I pushed myself hard on that one and then, once at the finish line, I was able to reconnect with a girl I hadn't seen in nearly 20 years, I graduated with her. It was so much fun to have a beer with her and enjoy the after party a bit with her and Piper and my friend Jean who was there as well. She's a super cool fun lady.
That evening, I was able to meet up with other members of our running group at dinner and had a blast with everyone. It's so much fun to get and sit and talk with people who all share that same kind of passion for one thing the way we all do.
The next morning, I was doing something totally new and different, I was running a huge race and didn't have anyone there with me. I drove myself, parked and then found our way to the race starting line and then got to start without anything but me and my head. For much of those miles, I thought about life and what I was doing in it. What are my goals, how do I feel about certain things, what am I doing? All those ran through my mind for those 13 miles that day. I finished and was able to meet up a lady I had met the night before at our party and we sat and waited for the other members of our group to finish and drank beer and enjoyed the late morning.
Once finished with that, I took off looking for the train station and found it after a while, and then I was able to get back to my sister's house and shower and nap. I decided to drive home that night and I made it safely. It was nice to be in my own bed that night. I'm sure I slept well. My dreams had been getting sweeter every night and this night was no exception. I am learning to love my sleep time.
For the rest of the month, I pushed myself a lot harder than I normally would have. I talked to my husband and I have been doing very well at saving a dollar for every mile I run, but also at saving my massage money as well so I can get a some new ink... I think that will take longer than my milage. But, that's not all. I talked with my husband and I promised that I wouldn't enter any more races this year. He agreed that if I run 1000 miles this year, he will pay for my registration and hotel for whatever race I want, where ever that may be. I know what I am going to do now. At first I thought I would take a flight across the big blue and do another Rock N Roll Series race, and go for Ireland, but it didn't seem like the best idea. No, I want bigger and better and something to really push myself for. I am going to start training as of June to do a marathon. I am going to enter the lottery for the New York City Marathon. I know that this is a long shot, and it's a lottery drawing, but, it's worth every bit of it. I am hopeful now and I have a goal. I will hit this goal.
January got me 90 miles, 10 less than I had hoped for. Let's see what the rest of the year will bring....
To begin with, I was able to run the RNR Arizona 5k with my daughter, and that was so much fun to do with her. She is an amazing little girl and made it in 39 minutes and some change. I couldn't be more proud of my little one. She shows me on a regular basis that I can fail and still be a success. I love her so much. I pushed myself hard on that one and then, once at the finish line, I was able to reconnect with a girl I hadn't seen in nearly 20 years, I graduated with her. It was so much fun to have a beer with her and enjoy the after party a bit with her and Piper and my friend Jean who was there as well. She's a super cool fun lady.
That evening, I was able to meet up with other members of our running group at dinner and had a blast with everyone. It's so much fun to get and sit and talk with people who all share that same kind of passion for one thing the way we all do.
The next morning, I was doing something totally new and different, I was running a huge race and didn't have anyone there with me. I drove myself, parked and then found our way to the race starting line and then got to start without anything but me and my head. For much of those miles, I thought about life and what I was doing in it. What are my goals, how do I feel about certain things, what am I doing? All those ran through my mind for those 13 miles that day. I finished and was able to meet up a lady I had met the night before at our party and we sat and waited for the other members of our group to finish and drank beer and enjoyed the late morning.
Once finished with that, I took off looking for the train station and found it after a while, and then I was able to get back to my sister's house and shower and nap. I decided to drive home that night and I made it safely. It was nice to be in my own bed that night. I'm sure I slept well. My dreams had been getting sweeter every night and this night was no exception. I am learning to love my sleep time.
For the rest of the month, I pushed myself a lot harder than I normally would have. I talked to my husband and I have been doing very well at saving a dollar for every mile I run, but also at saving my massage money as well so I can get a some new ink... I think that will take longer than my milage. But, that's not all. I talked with my husband and I promised that I wouldn't enter any more races this year. He agreed that if I run 1000 miles this year, he will pay for my registration and hotel for whatever race I want, where ever that may be. I know what I am going to do now. At first I thought I would take a flight across the big blue and do another Rock N Roll Series race, and go for Ireland, but it didn't seem like the best idea. No, I want bigger and better and something to really push myself for. I am going to start training as of June to do a marathon. I am going to enter the lottery for the New York City Marathon. I know that this is a long shot, and it's a lottery drawing, but, it's worth every bit of it. I am hopeful now and I have a goal. I will hit this goal.
January got me 90 miles, 10 less than I had hoped for. Let's see what the rest of the year will bring....
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