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April 26, 2005
I miss track
I have a love-hate relationship with track workouts. When I can't do them, I feel awful about missing them and wish I could. When I'm doing them regularly, I worry all day about that night's workout. But I really do like to get to the track at least once a week to get that speed workout in and socialize. In DC, I had a really long streak of weeks when I did a Wednesday night workout. January 2000 until I got injured this summer. Once in awhile if I couldn't make the workout or it was canceled due to bad weather, I did it in the morning (often with Leilani!)
But this winter I didn't even make it through the whole season of indoor track before I got injured again. Almost, but not quite. Every week I keep thinking I'll be ready to attend my club's Tues. night workout, but deep down I know I feel out of shape and I need a little more time to get back to my old self. The good news is I think my achilles can handle the track. I'm just not sure the rest of me can!
So that's where I'm at today, just kind of feeling bummed that I'm still dragging on runs and not back at track with my friends. I was going to go to the gym today and cross-train, but I woke up too late and "had to" run instead. I only did about 5 miles, but the second half of it was so sloooow and I just didn't feel like myself.
After school, I went to visit my grandmother who was working today at a ritzy trunk sale in a ritzy hotel on Commonwealth Ave. The prices were outrageous!! I can't believe people spend thousands of dollars on one item...but it was fun to see her in action (she used to be a saleswoman at a fancy Newbury Street shop) and have her parade me around in front of all the rich ladies!
Then I walked over the bridge up to MIT and did a nice, hard swim for almost an hour. I did a "workout" just to keep myself focused, and the time passed a bit faster than usual.
And THEN tonight we picked up my bag from the airport!! Everything is in there, thankfully, and I am so happy to have my running underwear back :) A big whoo-hoo for that!
Posted by becky at April 26, 2005 8:21 PM
Comments
Whoo hoo for running underwear! Ha! I know track makes you anxious, but you'll do great once you get back out there. You hardly ever seem to lose fitness despite those pesky injuries. Glad to hear your achilles is better. :)
Posted by: Leilani at April 27, 2005 1:03 PM