I ran!

The last 12 days have been pretty annoying because as I mentioned in my last post, I could not really run. Everything felt off and my body needed the running. It felt really strange that I constantly felt tired but got enough sleep. I also did not get new shoes. I went to Fleet Feet recently and the lady who fit me for shoes also agreed that I could probably use a new pair of shoes. However, running shoes are not cheap and I decided against buying a new pair (for the moment). I left Fleet Feet kind of down and wondering when I would run again.

That day came today! My shin pain felt pretty good so I decided I needed to be mentally strong and try to run. It also had been great running weather. I promised someone that if I did run that I would stop at the first sight of pain. When it came time to get off the train at Linden I did feel a little nervous, but I put on my running band, turned on some music, started the Runmeter and got moving!

The first mile felt great. Things were going smoothly and it did not feel as if I took 12 days off form running. The only annoying part came when I got to my first stop light and waited for what felt like an eternity! It came time to get going again and I heard the announcement of my pace and got a little annoyed because I know that dumb stop slowed me down. Since I continued to feel good I decided to pick it up a little during mile two.

Mile two felt even better. I have run this route a few times so I knew after that first stop that there would not be many more. My pace dropped significantly since there were less stops and I picked up my pace. My breathing could have better but the legs felt great so it felt like an ok idea to run even faster during mile three (I had to be somewhere around 2 p.m. and did not want to be too late).

My pace got even quicker during this portion of my run. Sometimes I will give myself mental pep talks by saying things like you are almost there so push it! I made it to my destination and my legs continued to feel good. The only trouble that almost occurred on the run is me going to the bathroom before I could get to a bathroom. This is a common issue for runners but I did not feel like peeing on myself;ha ha.  I did some clam reps and even played a little basketball. It will be interesting to see how my legs feel tomorrow while running and doing the squat challenge I am doing. Maybe all these squats I have been doing have helped keep my legs fresh.

I am excited that it looks like I will be able to get back into my routine. I know that I definitely will not be as grumpy now that my de-stressor is back. Marathon  and half-marathon training continues! The Rock N Roll half-marathon is only a couple of weeks away.