Running Toward Me

So, I ran yesterday.  Well, I ran a little.  My foot (the right one) and legs are just too sore.  I guess I am going to be forced to do what all of the training guides say and run one day and walk the next. Today though, I am going to push through the pain and do my three miles!  I was thrilled with myself Monday, only to be highly disappointed with my output yesterday. Another issue/question to my fellow runners out there...when do you get your energy back?  I have cut waaay back on soda so that my body will be more hydrated for my runs (drinking water, and lots of it!).  I am running and feel good right afterwards (endorphins I am told), but my extending energy throughout the day is gone.  I am ready to go to bed at 8 with my toddler and sleep until at least 8 the next morning.  I have created a habit where I go to bed around 9:30, not nearly as late as I once stayed up.  I sleep until about 5:30 when my hubby's alarm goes off. That is a ...

Lots of people give lip service to responsibilities.  It is even mentioned in the iconic movie, "Stand By Me," at the end where the students are protesting their principal's incarceration.  One girl tells a boy that the principal wouldn't be proud of him because, "you don't take care of your responsibilities!"  This term can have a variety of meanings and connotations.  As a parent, this can mean making sure your family is clothed, fed, clean, and healthy.  As an individual, this means caring for yourself. When I say I am neglecting my responsibilities I am referring to myself.  I ran yesterday for the first time in a week (last week I met my first short term goal...I ran one consecutive mile!).  I have been inundated with work needs.  I am trying to work hard to keep my job and hopefully make full time next year.  I am taking on responsibilities at work that are superfluous, but I can only be in one place at a time, so something has to suf...

Ok...ok... I know I have been neglecting my blogging duties, but I have been very busy.  My husband was sick this weekend and I had to nurse him.  I didn't get my runs in like I usually do.  I know, bad me... but sometimes life just gets in the way.  :) That said, I will be competing (or showing up and hoping that I won't die) in my first 5k in June.  A friend's husband is a firefighter and they are having a fundraiser in the form of a race.  I am really excited!  I am nervous about the half marathon though...I am afraid I just won't be ready or able to do it.  Keep thinking of me!!!  I need all the support I can get!

Yesterday my nerves got the best of  me.  My husband got home and I passed my daughter off to him and left to walk.  I got about 1/4 of a mile and decided to just run.  I ran/walked for at least thirty minutes.  You can't believe how good I felt when I was done!  I didn't realize how badly I needed that!  I am paying for it today...my lungs are still a little weak, so I am using my inhaler and coughing, but it was so worth it.  I never thought I could say that I missed working out, but I did.  Can't wait for this afternoon to work out!

I got excited today.  A friend posted something from Disney about next year's Princess Race Weekend.  I signed up for reminders and notifications to let me know when registration begins.  However, this got me thinking...I have never run in a race before.  Am I doing things right?  Am I training like I should?  Will I have the appropriate experience when the time comes?  So, this in mind, I started researching training programs.  I am not jumping into a half marathon training session unprepared.  I am starting as a beginner with a 5k training program.  I figure I can work up from there. Now this brings me to the second half of my problem...experience.  I have never run in a race (unless you count track in high school and that was way too long ago to discuss).  I am currently working on researching local races that I can start with to work up to the Disney race.  I haven't found one yet that is far enough out for me to be p...