RUNNING AND LIVING

I left the house at 5:45 this morning, and got back home at 7:36. I was busy with no breaks from 6:30 to 2:45, and then ran to the Hynes Convention for a workshop where I gave a talk. I left the meeting at 6:30. I am beat. And no run, good thing it is taper. Why do I tell you this? Because I am so grateful that this is not a typical day for me. It made me realize how lucky I am to have the job I have, the family I have, to live in the neighborhood I live in, to have the friends I have, to be able to train like I do. Everything is fitting together nicely and there are no real struggles.

Is taper making me dippy? Not sure, but I really wanted to document these thoughts, for later. What taper is truly doing is making my hair shiny, my nails pretty, my legs softer and my face rounder (these may not necessarily be taper related, rather they are likely due to dropping the nr of hours I train/per week to half since the HIM). I take the good with the bad, I supposed. As long as these legs can run, I could care less if they are less muscular (that's what she tells herself!).

Anyhow, running is minimal, 8.5 miles with a 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 @ 3K-10K on Monday, 6 miles @ MP to MP-11 on Tuesday, nada today, 11 miles with 2X4MP, a couple of 4-5 milers with 8X10 hill strides and a 13 miler easy (should I keep it easy, I want it MP, no, I'll keep it easy with maybe 3 MP miles at the end, how is this for a compromise). Then next week even less running, I can do this, I think I can, I think I can.

All this Kona/Chicago marathon talk is making me want to go race! I both want to race and get the race over with, because then I can go play triathlon prep and: 1) get myself fitted for a bike, 2) buy a bike, 3) buy a trainer, 4) start masters swimming, 5) plan my racing season, 6) finish/use the 4 triathlon books that I am currently skimming. Oh, and rest for 2 weeks, yes, that, too!