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May 07, 2006
Beautiful Day!
B. and I woke up this morning, and before he could ask, "What do you want to do this morning?" I already had my running clothes on. I was ready to go. Luckily, B. had an 8-9 mile run on his marathon schedule so we headed out together. We used to run a lot together about 3.5 years ago (when we were dating), but the past few years, it has been more sporadic. B. had a stress fracture that took him out for a while and then he kind of lost interest in the running thing. But after standing on the sidelines in Boston, the competitive juices started firing again and he is back at it . . . with a vengeance!
We embarked on my favorite 11 mile route with the intention of stopping around 8, grabbing some fancy coffee drinks (a latte for me and one of those frapp things for B) and walking home. We ran together most of the way, but on the final mile, I asked him if I could run ahead. He was thrilled to get rid of me for a few minutes! I hit the 800m mark on 6:18 pace and then I lost interest in running hard and finished the final mile in 6:32. What an eye opener - 15 days off from running and I LOST A LOT. I was clicking off 6:30s with no problem before the marathon . . . but, wow, that final mile was HARD today:( I felt like I was going to puke at the end! I think that's kind of funny.
The most exciting news this week: my best friend, Caroline, signed up for the Chicago Marathon! Caroline was one of those crazy running prodigies when she was a kid . . . she clicked off sub 6 miles with ease :) She has taken a long running vacation, but she is BACK!!! Welcome home, Carrie. Chicago is going to be a BLAST this year.
By the way, it's amazing what sleeping can do for the heart and soul (and sole, if we are talking about running).
Posted by bridget at May 7, 2006 07:26 PM
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Bridget, I'm sure you'll be back to your pre-marathon self before you know it. You had a busy last few weeks and now that you have loads of your mind...enjoy, enjoy, enjoy :)
Posted by: DawnB at May 8, 2006 07:19 PM
You probably didn't lose all that much. Give yourself a few days and you'll be right back where you were before Boston.
I think I know some of your internal conversation from Boston :-)
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at May 8, 2006 07:49 PM