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July 09, 2005
Showers
No, I'm not talking about the ones under the water where you wash. I'm discussing baby and bridal showers. I just got back from a bridal shower that I was invited to today. I was also invited to a baby shower today that I did not attend. I didn't particularly want to attend either, but I probably would have had a better time at the one I didn't go to. This was for a girl who used to live accross the street from us. Her parents moved out about seven weeks ago, so it could't be at their house. She is the same age as I am and is getting ready to have a baby! My mom and I were invited...we probably would have had a good time, but it was about an hour and a half away and my mom didn't want to give up her entire day for a baby shower. The bridal shower was for another girl from high school. She and I were nearly inseperable during high school, but have hardly spoken since. I ran into another girl from our circle of friends about two years ago and have done things with her, but not with the bride. The bride is perhaps one of the most unhappy people (in general) that I have ever met. I look back at high school and realize how unhappy she always was. She is very difficult to please and can be very tempermental. Needless to say, it was not the most fun shower. I think that once people hit a certain age if they have not met a spouse, they should be able to register and have a shower for themselves. Apparently there was a Sex and the City episode on a similar topic, but I've never seen it since we don't have cable.
Last night I went out for drinks with a former co-worker. We have been talking about doing this for so long, but haven't ever gotten around to it. One of her friends met us out and he ended up footing most of the bill since he felt so sorry for us. Both D and I were stupid and never got around to eating dinner. I wasn't hungry when we started and sat around sipping wine and water and chatting. By the time we both realized that we had not eaten it was nearly 11 so neither of us wanted to eat that late. I woke up starving with a headache this morning. I know so much better, but sometimes I end up skipping dinner when I go out. I guess that what I did last night (going out for drinks and staying out late) is what normal people my age do. Usually I have to get up so early on Saturday morning that I never go out.
Yesterday I went to an advanced yoga class. It was quite interesting for me since I am completely and totally not flexible. Going in the morning isn't that great for me anyhow, my body has not warmed up to be flexible. J gave me a call to see if I had started to go into convulsions yet from not running. I usually cross train like a crazy woman when I take a week off from running, but given how my body had been so tired, I thought it would be best to refrain from so much extra work. The stretching is probably the most helpful thing. I plan to go to a few of the yoga classes even after I resume regular training.
This morning I went to the pool to swim. Trying to swim hungry, with a headache, maybe a touch on the hung over side is not a good idea. My stroke did not feel smooth or strong. I swam 1000 yards. I kind of checked out what my 500 split was. This was kind of discouraging since that was one of the events that I used to swim. For somebody who has not been swimming it wasn't that bad, especially given how "off" I felt. After the swim (which wasn't that long, about 18 minutes) I put on one of the belts and aqua ran for about half an hour. I sort of broke down, but this is the first form of cardio exercise I have done since the Fourth! This break is one of the hardest I have ever taken.
Not running because you can not run is so different from not running by choice. I have purposely done things so that there is no way that I would be tempted to run. For example, I have not put on a sports bra, I have worn regular clothes, wear sandals, or avoid the roads that I normally run on. Breaks are so important, but it is difficult to determine when to take them. I understand that in order to improve and stay healthy, you need to let your body recover from the trauma of running daily. The problem is that in the back of my mind I'm thinking that competitors are out there working hard and this is going to let them be better than me. I know this is silly because if I kept trying to run the way I was I would end up more tired trying to run even harder because it was taking so much effort to do what should have been comfortable. At this point I'm not even sure if what I just wrote makes any sense since words kept coming and coming and coming, but in short, I am telling myself that this past week is good for me and to not feel guilty at all over it.
Hope that everyone is enjoying their weekends!
Posted by Blondie at July 9, 2005 04:21 PM