What an awesome run today! Let me rephrase that: It was a fabulous day to run in great weather and with great people, but not my personal best run. Not worried about it though, because here was the great part: Beautiful weather (~58 degrees) AND I had 3 other awesome ladies with me on the track. Pam has all sorts of knee issues (she even had knee replacement last year) so she walked laps while we each did our own thing. Cary jogged and Holly completed her day's training session in accordance with her 10k schedule. It was motivating to have them out there pushing themselves with me. It's pretty impressive when 4 out of 7 people on a team can get out there and motivate each other like that. And the other three help us throughout the day with verbal encouragement. I'm definitely a lucky gal to work in a place like this.
My problem set in with my pace. I really need a heart/pace monitor to help me from going too fast too early. I was only supposed to do a 15 minute run today but I stopped about a minute early because I was one lap from hitting the two-mile mark. I was having fun at the 10 minute pace and I'd like to keep the "fun" in the run! Plus no one likes to do gerbil training and just run around a big loop a billion times. Holly and I are considering running the Cross Country's route around the school to get some change-of-scenery in. I definitely think that should keep my boredom (thus leading to frustration) levels down.
Overall, pretty great day! One definite upside of running throughout the week is that I have way more energy. Should make for a fun 9 weeks! Y'all are awesome. ***Thank you so much for everyone's support so far.*** It is much needed and appreciated!
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Keeping it fun is key! Maybe you can invent something like "running bingo" where you all can compete for noticing things. You know, like, "There's a cow... Here's a soda can... That girl looks like me... I just stepped in..." :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Today we were focusing on not making ourselves look like total idiots in front of the JV football team who had decided to take their practice to the lanes. Nothing like jiggling all over [the wrong] places and hearing, "uh... Hey Ms. Akers" from a student as I pass him by.
ReplyDeleteI agree with nstryde. When I'm in Mesquite I have this weird thing about counting/touching all the fire hydrants that I pass...but I realize now I might just have OCD.
ReplyDeleteWell I know this really neat place in Driftwood where you can count, see, actually run into goats, sheep, cows, donkeys and deer and they would all be in your back yard. Keep it going sweets, I know the thought of that student was "if she can do it so can I". So see your not only an inspiration in class, your take it everywhere you go.
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