New Year's Eve Resolution Run and then the party.............

Jan 01, 2010

For those who are just getting started or can't do long distances yet.............I'm currently running "injured" technically..........

I had a fanastically fun time running an 8 p.m. 5K last night.  My time was not as good as my last 5K and I am pretty ticked because I literally couldn't run any faster..........my lungs, tight calf muscle, my knees, you name it.  I forgot my inhaler, DUH and my lungs were freaking in the cold (I forget I have asthma because it bothers me so infrequently now that I am not overweight, but it's definitely there!), it dropped from 36 to 20 during the course of the race itself.........  But we ran in a platt, the Christmas lights were gorgeous, I the pack mentality was fantastic, I did my dangdest to pass as many slowpokes and untrained folks as I could and finish with a moderate group. 

But the good news was, my Daughter and Husband FINALLY showed up for a race so she saw me at the finish!  They left the 2 yr old son at home, and I understand, it was really cold, although he would have loved it.........it's so fun when I come home from training and he says "Mommy running.........Mommy went running in her running shoes"  He knows that he's not allowed to untie and unlace and relace those or play with them........it's very cute.  But at least he brought her and picked me up.......I didn't have to worry about losing a key this time!

The party afterward was fun but things are weird between me and my skinny BFF.  She claimed that three visits ago I said I was smaller than her and not only didn't I say that I didn't say anything that could be construed as that.  My DH says she's so insecure if I said wow I can't believe we can wear the same size clothes then that's why I was saying.  It's SO frustrating.  She's an inch taller than me, weighs 5 lbs less but I wear a 4 comfortably and she wears a 6 comfortably now because she's smaller boned and fragile though tall............anyways it's just awkward. I wore my size 2 jeans BUT did not tell her or anyone else.  It was a personal victory and I was sensitive enough not to broadcast it.  I don't know what else I can do, it's her insecurity, not mine.  I had fun anyway and I ate a lot of salt only had one drink but it made me sick, I won't try drinking after a run again.  And I didn't drink until after I had eaten a "meal" and waited 60 min so I don't know what was up there.  

Time 33:02, 10:39mm.  Here's my race night pics...........

Here's me getting close to the finish --------I passed several of those people in front of me.......some people just don't care about those last seconds like me...........I could barely breathe at that point........I'm in orange




Ok and here's me afterward (right after) water bottles in hand.........

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