As part of my Weekly Chase (see previous post), I made the goal of running at least 2 solo runs this week. I'm such a WIMP when it comes to running by myself. I've even been known to have a complete emotional break-down. Right in the middle of the road. Like a lunatic. Just because it felt too difficult to run. HELL-O??? What is wrong with me? Well, today I set out to run, just me, myself, and I. After strapping on all of my technical gear...Garmin watch, Asics, running belt, mp3 player, etc, I headed out the driveway. And here comes Bear and Piper...my two adorable, but very annoying while running, dogs. So I told my son to yell for Piper (Bear isn't as annoying, but Piper is part coondog, so she goes crazy in the wild and I have had to save her tail from being hit by a car quite a few times while running) so back to the house she went. As I am stretching at the end of the driveway, here she comes again. By this time I'm frustrated. When I get frustrated, I tend to just give up. And pout. But not this time! I ended up putting her in the garage with hubby and Bear and I took off.
And I was pleasantly surprised! I think I actually like running solo! I can just run and not have to worry about creating a talking/breathing combination that won't result in passing out! And I can listen to music along the way with a beat that nearly matches my cadence (if you haven't checked it out yet, go to www.jogfm.com - it's awesome!)
So my plan was to do 2 miles. But I ended up doing 3. Or at least I guess it was 3 miles. My Garmin quit halfway through. (Mental note: your Garmin will NOT last throughout a 3 mile run when the battery life is only at 16%) But I know where the mile marker is and I did close to 1.5 miles before turning back. And once I got to my driveway I decided to keep going which was probably another 1/2 mile...so I'm totally calling it 3 miles.
I can't tell you how proud I was of myself! And I was working hard too...I had the sweat going and had to catch my breath at the turn around point. And I only stopped once. Did you get that? ONCE. That is unheard of for me. Oh yeah...and there were hills! And I ran them ALL without stopping! And I even sprinted on the last bit of the run! What has gotten into me? I hate sprinting!
So this running thing was a success in my book! It no longer feels like a daunting task to get out and run by myself! Go me!
I also realized today that I am WAAAAAY behind on updating my mileage goal. I think the last I posted was before the half marathon in May! I am going to try to go back through my Garmin records and tally up all the miles I've put in since then and get a current number posted. I am sure you have been waiting patiently for it....lol
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