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April 30, 2005
Rainy Day Blues
Today is just one of those days that there really did not seem to be much of a reason to get up and get going. It is just a typical April kind of day-rainy, cool, gray, etc. Lucky for me, I don't really have much to do today. Having a race tomorrow gives me a nice excuse to stay in all day and keep my feet up! I did sleep in this morning and then just hung out for a while. The conditions outside did not make me want to get dressed and head outside.
Well, I finally got myself out. Part of the reason that I had no desire to get out was that today was only a short, easy run. It just kept getting put off. It's really ironic, when I have a long run scheduled, I want to get out and get going; but when I have a short run, I try to put it off until the last minute. It is some kind of mental problem. I have the same problem with the workout before a race. The workout is shorter and should be easy, but I have the mentality that it should be easy, but in reality it is still a tough workout.
I ended up doing about 5 miles around the local neighborhoods. My legs felt funny, but that is how they normally feel the day before a race. It was kind of cool, kind of warm. I had on long sleeves, shorts, a jacket and a cap. I was kind of warm, but would rather be warm than wet. There was quite a bit of wind as well. The forecast for tomorrow looks significantly better than today. It should be cool and cloudy, but that's fine. Last year it was warm and a humid with a headwind-almost the worst conditions possible for this race.
I was going to go to Penn Relays today. I haven't gone in two years. I tried to enter the OD 5000 last year-I should have entered the 10,000 but I didn't know any better. I was going to try to enter this year, but Broad Street was my original goal and running a 10K on the track three days before is just a stupid idea. The problem I have going on Thursday night is that I have to get up so early for work, I would have to take Friday off. I was not sure if anyone I knew was going today, the weather sucks, and it is better to be at home having a race on Sunday. I really should take advantage of the fact that the Relays are so close to home. Maybe I'll be the social director of our track group next year and organize a trip to go up and watch next year instead of doing the workout.
My right foot is still a little on the sore side. I have not been paying enough attention to it. I tore the base of my right Achilles when I was in college and swimming. Yes, it was a swimming injury. I had the most obscure injuries as a swimmer. Anyhow,when I don't pay attention to it, my plantar screams at me. Some extra stretching and some TLC and I should be happy again. The fact that I am a toe/forefoot runner just aggravates my Achilles even more. I'm just working on nipping it in the bud.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend and I'll have a report tomorrow!
Posted by Blondie at April 30, 2005 01:00 PM
Comments
I'm the same, I often have a harder time getting "up" for the easy days than the harder days. Possibly because finishing isn't quite as satisfying.
Good luck tomorrow!
Posted by: Alison at April 30, 2005 05:44 PM