After the half marathon I gave the lazy side of me a chance to hang out. Being someone who always has a plan, I don't let this happen too often. But it was time to reward my determined mind, and very tired body with a break. I didn't work out for nearly a week. With the exception of lifting at my work gym. Instead I spent time at home with my pups, and it was blissful. I typically spend any "me time" feeling guilty and never get to fully enjoy it. But boy did I just let go and relax. Peaceful is a feeling that I seldom experience.
My husband and I planned a trip to Maine, and of course I scheduled activities for every minute of it. And I'm happy to report it went nothing like I planned. We slept in, ate tons of food, and really enjoyed just being lazy. Dakota was off at the inlaws, and Willow was at Camp Bow Wow only 20 minutes away. Joe ran with me one morning, but that was the extent of our exercise.
Now it's time to get back to the real world and to running. I have new goals, and my excitment to pound pavement again is building. Today I have a 4 mile run planned. 1 mile to the high school track, 2 miles of speed/interval training, and 1 mile home.
I hope to run a 20k in mid September, and my goal pace is 9m30s. It may not be realistic, but I don't want to be the slow runner anymore.
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