7:30 am 66 degrees to start out ended in a sweaty mess of 78 degrees. 62 percent humidity and allllll sun!
Look Rat I ran 10! I hope you did too!
The first 7 went pretty welll. but I walked much of the last 3. My theory on this was b/c I was carrying a frozen water bottle for the first 3ish. then I set it down for the next four and picked it up.At some point I thought that someone had taken my water bottle b/c I misjudged the pick up point. Any who, then my shoulder started to grow tired. My guess is from carrying the water bottle. I'm going to the running store today to find a strappy water bottle thingy. The around the waist ones bother me too much to bother with. I gave mine away to my brother. HOpeflly he will get better use out of it!
update--warning--long blah about group running
I hate going to my running store. It is only a mile away so it is better than buying something online and paying shipping or going to the next nearest one about 35 miles away.
I hate it b/c about two years ago I signed up for a 10miler training program. I had already completed a ½ but I thought it would provide me motivation through the winter and provide camaraderie.
Instead, I felt the pressure of people running with me. I am a great running when I feel like no one is watching. Yes I do very well at races (where lots of people are watching) but at races I don’t feel judged.
I attribute this feeling to high school days when I felt judged in gym class.
Any who so I was at the store buying my handheld bottle and one of the trainers was there. She is more and more of a name now in running in our area just b/c of the races she is starting and the training programs etc. She said she saw me on FB asking about the November ½ (I was also picking up a sign up form and she saw it I my hand). She also told me there was a training program for it. I said no thank you I’m more of a solo runner. She said well as long as you are out there running. That is what is important. I froze…I felt judged. I know this is completely insane. But I did. I wanted to shout—I have done 2 half marathons this year along! And I’m signed up for two more races this year, about to sign up for a 3rd! I count! I’m a runner!
During the aforementioned training program I kept having pains and just issues in general with running. As soon as I stopped going to the program—pains went away (eventually)
Any who thanks for letting me vent.
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