Embrace the weirdness.
I do.
Anyway, I’m typing this out as I wait for my man to take me out for Chinese food and frozen yogurt. My body is demanding it and I’ve always heard you should listen to your body.
In a moment of rare brilliance, the children and I cleaned the house yesterday. Why was this brilliant?
After getting up at 3:50 this morning and running twelve miles, I came home, fixed myself breakfast, soaked in the tub (which was heavenly . . . minus the whole sports bra chafing on my back) and then fell asleep for two hours knowing I didn’t have any household chores hanging over my head.
The children watched a movie.
I was thrilled.
They were thrilled.
We were all thrilled.
After my nap, I did nothing.
Oh wait, I texted my husband and asked him to take me out for Chinese food and frozen yogurt, which leads me back to the beginning of this post. See how it all comes full circle?
Today’s run was hard. I was in the middle of a vicious mental battle for the last five miles. My legs were screaming at me telling me how tight and tired they were. I felt like I was swinging 100 pound tree trunks with every stride.
I drained my 50 oz. camelbak, took two salt sticks and ate two peanut butter GUs.
By the way, burping up peanut butter GU while running is . . . rather gross. #tmi
Now, seeing my time after I was finished made all of it worth it. I cut ten minutes off. Sweet.
I’m hoping, like really really really hoping, for a big fancy new PR. I haven’t come up with a specific time goal yet. I’m afraid if I do and I share it on the blog, I might completely flop that day and then look like a goober. More of a goober than usual.
A week from tomorrow . . . it’s on.
Or something like that.
P. S. I’m starting to get a bit nervous. Who wants to hold my hand?
Congrats on your run! I admire runners very much, because I walk, and not all that fast.
~FringeGirl
You are going to kill it!
Congrats on shaving ten minutes! I LOVE your blog!! I am sort of a runner; I’ve ran a couple 5k’s but am now set on a 10k. I love reading about your experiences. Thanks for the encouragement and the laughs
Yay! Awesome job! I can SO relate to the mental battle and tree-trunk legs…and my farthest so far was only 9 miles. Love reading about your journey!
We must be on the same running schedule, I did my 12 mile run today too, the half marathon is coming up in a few weeks!! Ahhh..very anxious!
If I get into this running thing like THAT, how will I ever figure out all of this lingo, or know what to do? AH!
if you drive about 2 hrs south i’ll hold your hand. or if i drive up to eugene and you promise me i’ll loose weight too by just watching you i’ll come up there. deal?
if you all have time on this trip, you should totally drive about an hr and a half over to the oregon coast. it’s gorgeous.
You will be just fine….remember to enjoy the scenery along the way! And enjoy the time with your hubby!!
You are brilliant! You, your blog and all your running. I will virtually hold your hand this saturday.
Ruthanne,
I am so proud of you!!!!!! How amazing are you? Seriously, congrats on accomplishing such a fabulous but difficult goal. Now if this AZ weather would cool down I’d hit the pavement, until then it’s the TM. Can’t wait for my half in November. Allthough I don’t have my Running To Be Skinny blog anymore, I still pop in and read you’rs and my other Blissdom buddies every now and then.
XO, Jessica Washburn