Some running days are better than others. Today was a not so good day. I was mentally tired from the start and the drizzle and fog made me feel heavy. The weather made our glasses steam up and it was hard to see. A couple times I thought we might trip and fall because I couldn't see if there were bumps on the sidewalk or even if I was near the curb. Usually I can get into a groove with my pace, but today I was just off. We chatted and shared our amusing stories from the week. It is pretty amazing being out on these runs because we get to talk about things that we wouldn't normally talk about.
Mentally I was struggling. How could I have run 7 miles last time and it seemed almost effortless and yet today, I was telling myself I couldn't do it? We even tried to analyze my day yesterday to figure out if I ate enough. After being at the soccer fields all day Saturday, I realized I hadn't eaten enough to sustain my energy for 8 miles. We changed up our course a little today so we weren't backtracking. Often times, I find backtracking to be emotionally draining so Christine found a new way for us to go.
While we were going the new way, I kept thinking maybe backtracking would have been better! There were some hills on this route which I know are important. I just felt like we were out in the middle of nowhere. Around mile 6 I realized how thirsty I felt. Suddenly it occurred to me I hadn't had water in days and my body was going to shrivel up and die (slight exaggeration). I looked around for drinking fountains and we even considered hopping into someone's yard and drinking from their hose. It was horrible!!! It was drizzling out, but not enough to catch in my mouth (yes, I tried). My hair had collected water and had turned into a big fro on the back of my head (do you remember Friends when Monica's hair poofed out from humidity?). C suggested I suck on my hair. Along the homestretch, I kept looking at the different stores and thinking up my sob story to tell them about how I needed water. Apparently C is a camel and didn't need water. She was so nice to listen to me complain about it.
We decided for the last mile or so we would listen to our music as a distraction. We made it to the light at Las Posas/Mission and I thought we were walking the rest of the way and I told her I knew the guy working at the gas station so maybe he can hook us up with water. She says to me "we're almost there, let's run to the light at the bottom of the hill." It was at that moment I thought she was trying to kill me (just kidding). We got to the 8 mile mark and walked the rest of the way back to our starting point.
This run was tough for me today. I didn't physically feel tired, but I did walk a few times along the way. I'm not going to get down on myself though because we did RUN up all the hills. We ran most of the way, but there were periods I just needed a rest.
Tomorrow we're doing a leg circuit at the gym. I get to try out my new Gym Boss!
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