What do I suck at most...restarting my training or blogging?!
Well both but I suck more at blogging than I do at restarting my training.
My last run was on Tuesday, August 16th and my last blog was August 11th.
Lets visit the excuses of why I haven't worked out in almost a week. Wednesday, August 17th there was no training. I didn't make it into the gym in the morning and there was no way I could make it up at night. Thursday there was no training either. I was too tired from the prior night of romantic boat sailing around the lower part of Manhattan to get up and I can't recall a good excuse for not going after work. Friday is a rest day on the training calendar but after not running for 2 days I really should have gotten up and gone. However, I didn't and that evening I went out so there was no way I was going to make it up afterwards. I think my excuse for Friday was needing to rest for the Great Urban Race on Saturday. I guess I'm glad I did rest but at the same time maybe just maybe I would have shaken the cobwebs off a bit and wouldn't be in as much pain as I am in now.
Saturday I had a great time running around the island of Manhattan figuring out clues with my good friend Pat. We did it in better timing than last year and boy did I get a workout becasue again I'm still in pain. Maybe I'll post about the details of the Great Urban Race. I wish that more of my friends did it. It is so much fun! But back to my running...I guess running around for about 4 hours is good enough to equal a 3 mile run.
Sunday came and went and although I was scheduled for a training session I didn't make it. I was truly exhausted from running around all day the day before then from being up late due to a birthday celebration at Studio Square and then some personal fun time.
Well on Sunday night I came to terms with my less than stellar attempt at restarting my training and I have decided to start from scratch. I have about a month left until the day of the race. I could have been further along in my training and in my ability, but it's okay, I will restart and give it another go. I have also begun to realize that I need to relax on how I eat. My appetite continues to be that of a person who is training for a half marathon, and I am not anywhere need that level now. More is going in and not enough is being burnt off. I have gone from teeter tottering at 130-131 to 134.2...close to 135. Tsk tsk Lizzie. It's okay we'll adjust our eating habits and we will restart the training. It will all balance out with time.
I also think I have come to terms with the fact that revenge...is not a good motivator for me. I am my own best motivator and so chop chop...get to it!
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