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March 29, 2006
I did it!
My morning run that is. I am very proud. Yes, it is a small thing but sometimes you just have to take what you can get.
I was actually thinking about bagging it. Sometimes, it is bad to wake up before the alarm goes off. I woke up at 5:00 and couldn't go back to sleep so I kept contemplating my existence, changing my plans, etc., etc. I was also thirsty when I woke up. It is weird, I have been feeling incredibly dehydrated lately, no matter how much water I drink. I know I do need to focus on drinking more water at night, because I definitely drink less at home than I do at work during the day. So I will work on that. It's always difficult to drink enough water while traveling so I'll be careful about that this weekend.
Regardless, I did end up running around 7 miles this morning. I do think it was slightly short, but who knows. This route is all uphill on the way out and all downhill on the way back so I go out for a long time and when I come back it's short. I hadn't done this exact run before but it's really close to a run I do every few weeks. This morning I wanted to check out a few houses in this neighborhood that I have started obsessing about. So that was fun, it's always nice to look at houses. Now I am at work, and I am free to do lunch with my friend T. and to do whatever I want after work! That is the benefit of running in the morning. It is good to remember that. Also, of course, it becomes so much easier to get up at 6:00 when it's a habit, so over the next few weeks I will work on making it a habit.
We are leaving for DC in less than two days now (well, actually our flight leaves two days plus one hour from now). How exciting!! Tomorrow I start to taper in earnest.
Posted by barb at March 29, 2006 09:21 AM
Comments
I hope you have a great trip and good luck to you and Matt in the race! The weather should be beautiful!
Posted by: Beth at March 30, 2006 11:17 AM
Have an awesome time in DC and best of luck to both of you in the race!
Remember how much better it feels to run negative splits...
Posted by: Alison at March 30, 2006 03:58 PM