Another weekend down. I have to admit that for whatever
reason I could simply not control my eating this entire weekend. I don’t think
I really tried that hard, but I just ate and ate and ate. Perhaps it’s a bit of
self-sabotage; not really sure. But regardless, I ate WAY too much to even
think about trying to record it all. Ooops. BUT, today is a new day. I was a
little down on myself yesterday evening about it, but the only thing I can do
is pick myself back up and get back on the horse today which is what I’ve been
doing, intend to do. Hopefully it’s not
actually as bad as I envision in my head. And hopefully it doesn’t leave a mark
come weigh in on Thursday. But it might and I’m prepared for that. So much for
that 145 goal. Oh well. It’s really not that big of a deal anyway.
This is life. Life happens. You hit bumps in the road that
throw you a little off kilter and you readjust. The bigger picture is not
compromised. I still feel good (aside from my tummy hurting last night from all
the crap food!) and I’m ready to go to San Jose this weekend and get a break
from my normal life. YEAH YEAH mini vacations! So needed anyway.
But with all that said, I had an awesome run on Saturday. So
Chris bought me my new Garmin this week and Saturday was the first day I really
got to run with it outside. I have to admit that I have become a lazy runner. I
don’t really care about my times at all. I still don’t honestly. But the last
10 half’s I’ve been coming in consistently at like 2:28 or 2:29 and I’m okay
with that. But I also don’t really pay attention to my average pace, etc.,
while I run. I check distance and of course know what I’m running at most of
the time. But for whatever reason having this new watch and seeing my average
pace adjust as I ran was really fun and encouraging and suddenly, despite the
CRAZY hills, I found myself caring and running a whole whopping 10 minutes
faster than normal. I finished my 13.1 mile run at 2:19 and a few seconds. That
is the best half time I’ve had in months. Literally. It’s nice to know that it’s
still in me. And that is with a few crazy hills that required walking. And I
felt amazing. The best I’ve felt in ages. So something is definitely working
for me.
Two things to note on this run. First at mile 8 I was
greeted to a little cup at the aid station that housed 3 little gummy bears. I
was suddenly ecstatic. Like I was as happy and surprised as if I’d suddenly
found $100 bill on the ground. Yup, I truly was that thrilled. It made my day.
I put those little gummy bears in my mouth and I literally sucked them, did not
take a single bite until they were all gone. I am happy to report that I
enjoyed their deliciousness in my mouth for over 3 miles. Seriously. So 3 gummy
bears, if simply sucked can last about 30 minutes. Who knew? And I enjoyed
every second of them. Which leads me to believe that clearly I should be
carrying a little snack size pack of gummies with me on future runs. I like the
tiny sugar release as I run. It helped.
The next thing to note is that at mile 10 running out on
country roads I saw a unicorn. Okay, not actually a unicorn, but a brilliant
white majestic looking horse that instantly made me think Unicorn. It was right
up to the fence, which means it was close enough to us running by that we could
touch it. The girls in front of me stopped and took a selfie with the horse. It
really was gorgeous. The horse was literally just standing there watching us
all run by. It was pretty beautiful. And at mile 10, reminded me that there can
be some stronger forces at work in the universe.
Oh, should also note that for some crazy reason this was the
worst road kill run I’ve ever been on. Funny that for 13 miles I was thinking
this and after the run Chris was like, did you notice all the road kill? And I
laughed because clearly it wasn’t just me. It was REALLY heavily riddled with
dead things. I was very careful as to not step on anything during the run. I
guess that’s what you get running out in the country. It was a pretty decent
course despite the road kill issues, but also had a few VERY steep hills.
Actually, a lot of hills. I remember thinking at miles 3-8, which is pretty
much a giant chunk that this was very unnecessarily hilly and why on earth did
they pick this route? This is just the things my mind thinks of while running.
But I kept a great pace for me and I felt really good and
that was the most important part. When
we went to pick up our packet before the race they told us the shirts had not
arrived yet and that they’d figure out what to do and send an email to us
later. I was a little bummed. It’s not like you didn’t know when this race was
and could have ordered the shirts in an appropriate time, taking into account
delays and all. But after we finished running it seems the truck with the
shirts had arrived so we did get our shirts. Tragedy avoided. Not that this was
really a tragedy, just the first time in all the events I’ve done that this occurred.
Regardless, it did end up working out and I guess that’s what really matters in
the end.
On Sunday we got up and drove an hour to run a 5k. Yes, I
understand this seems slightly ridiculous but it’s nice to get up and get your
day going and walk away feeling good. Sometimes a 5k can be a good run when you
are pushing yourself. Employing my new
Garmin watch and monitoring my pace, I found myself running harder than I
normally do once again. My goal was to do the 5k in under 30 minutes. I realize this isn’t super stealth speed or
anything but it’s a decent pace. Especially for me. I just kept pushing and pushing and when I
rounded the 3.1 mile mark I was at 29 minutes and some change. It really kept
me fighting hard at the end instead of giving up. So far my verdict on the new
running watch is good. In both instances it forced me to actually push myself
in a way I haven’t in a long time. I needed both those runs and I felt great. It’s
nice to know that I still have a little bit of speed left in me. Especially
considering this was my 5th half in 5 weeks. Next week marks the 6th
in 6 weeks. Plus my 2 year weight loss anniversary plus a trip. You see why
next week means so much to me? I’m crazy excited.
Just got to get thru this week. Plus let’s not forget that
Thursday I get my hair extensions and I’ve definitely been looking forward to
that! My hair needs a dye job so bad and its killing me to just live with it,
but just until Thursday and everything gets righted in my world. Beyond
excited!!! Gorgeous long flowing blonde hair, I’ve been dreaming about it for a
long time and I can’t wait until it’s a reality.
Today is already half way over, so that means I’ve just got
to get thru about 3 more days and then its hair time and then Friday is
vacation day. I am guessing this week will end up going fairly quickly. Thank
goodness. I’m exhausted right now and the thought of the gym sounds horrific,
but I will go. Because I always go. And
honestly I probably really need it after the weekend food gorge fest I had. Put
me back on track.
Doesn’t matter, life is good and I am smiling. Most highly
anticipated weekend in recent history for sure…. Can’t it be Thursday already?
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