I can't believe I am saying this, but....

Sep 23, 2012

I missed my runs last week!!

Can you believe I am even saying that?? A year ago, I would have never dreamed that I would be saying that I am looking forward to my run this afternoon, or that I missed not running last week!  It's amazing what a difference one year makes!

I didn't run last week for a couple of reasons. One being that I was ill. I had a head cold that left me with a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough that just made it impossible to do much other than sit at my desk....and even then, I went home early a couple of times.

I usually run at work now. I had been getting up at 4am over the summer and would run then because it had gotten too hot to run at midday. That got very old very fast. So now, I run on the trails through the woods behind my work. Unfortunately last week, they weren't letting people out onto the trails because there was a bear. Seriously??? I thought, a bear isn't going to bother anyone in the middle of the DAY for Pete's sakes!! This is ridiculous!! But then lo and behold, out comes a great big giant brown fuzzy bear, just lumbering along the path. Not only did he (she?) make its presence known, he actually went roaming through the neighbourhood across the street. And not only did he go roaming, but he WAITED AT THE LIGHT for the cars to stop before he crossed the road!!! Do you believe that????
My co-workers were teasing me and offering up bells and such so I could go run anyways claiming that the bells would frighten the bear away.

Ummmm....I don't think that a bear who is smart enough to wait at a crosswalk is going to be scared away by bells. Just sayin'.

And then, it rained for the other 2 days. Now I know some people love to run in the rain...and I don't mind a slight drizzle, but torrential downpour running is not my thing. First of all, I hate getting my shoes wet. They make squishy noises. And second, its cold and uncomfortable and slippery with wet leaves all over the trails. If I were to slip and injure myself, then I would not only NOT be able to run for some time, but I could theoretically get attacked by a bear!! Lying all helpless and stuff....

So ya, I took a week off. But today!!!!! I am back at it. I am not sure how far I will go, since I feel like I am out of practice now...but I am going to just try for 5km, and work back up to 8km by Friday. I think that's a reasonable goal, right??

Then next week, I will work on trying to increase my speed....and then add in distance between then and October so that I will feel comfortable running my 10km race by the end of October. Sounds like a good plan, right?? My goal is to try to get in under an hour....ok maybe not for THIS race but that's my ultimate goal. It's doable, right??

(Notice that I need outside confirmation and validation for things when I am unsure of myself. I must try to work on that)

First things first though...coffee.
(I mean come on....priorities!!)

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