It's Saturday. You know what that means!!!!

Another run in! 2 miles. What a beautiful morning. Clear, cool and just a light breeze. Nothing too special about this run. No earth shattering times. Just nice and easy.

A weekend of running

Had a good weekend. After a couple of weeks of not running and a week of no workouts and the only real physical activity was helping some friends with moving in Denver, I decided to go on a couple of runs. Woke up Saturday and it was just a perfect day out. No clouds, lots of sun and nice and cool. Got dress and grabbed my shoes. No real goal, other than see how 2 miles felt. One mile was just too quick the last time I went out. I wanted more. Went to my normal starting spot and headed out. It felt so good! Took a bit to get back into the swing of things, but just went. It was good. See my happy running face?

Then today, Sunday, got up and again, a perfect morning. Much like yesterday. Set out again same route. Had a little difficulty after the first mile. My legs started to get a bit sore, so I walked for all of about 30 seconds and then picked it back up. Found one of my good motivation songs and finished strong. A great feeling.

A good couple of runs. Still not 100% sure about the 5K next month, but I'm not going to count it out. I honestly don't think I'll know until about the day of. Just have to wait and see what happens.

Chalk up another mile

And another mile down! After a Les Mills Combat workout, I thought today would be a great day for another run. 1 mile in 8:26. Now time to get cleaned up and cheer on the Brewers.

One of the songs I sometimes run to, is "Never Going Back To OK" by the Afters. It reminds me and gets me thinking how I used to think I was "ok", but that was when I was at a fitness and weight level I never want to go back to. Maybe it will inspire you :)

Back at it

Made a 1 mile run today. Well, if you get technical about it, I ran 2 feet past a mile. It felt good. Nice warm, sunny morning. No pain in my foot. Still up in the air about the race in September, but I have time. I may just take the time to improve and get ready for Bolder Boulder and let this one pass by this year. I don't know yet, just have to see how things work out and how I feel.

1.61km, 8:29, 5:17 average pace.

Easing back in

Well, I'm easing back into my workout routine. Did most of Combat 60 today, and felt good. I'm sure I'll feel it in the morning. Slowly taking my time, but I'll be back into things in the next week or two. Hoping to start back with some light running in the next couple of weeks. Only time will tell how things shape up in the next couple of months. I am hopeful, but not counting anything in or out.

Part of my workout had a song in it. A song that's one of those great 90's one hit wonders. Surprisingly got me fired up.

A setback

Well, I've encountered my first setback. The other week, when I went on that epic run, I did something not so good to myself. Did something not so great to one of my feet. For the last week and a half, I've had this super sexy boot on my foot. I saw the doctor yesterday, and nothing is broken. But I did cause some strain on the tendons an bones. For the next couple of weeks, I just need to take it easy, no running. While my initial response to just having the injruy was "I don't care, I'll let it heal and I'll run regardless what they say", I've backed away from that a bit. I should be fine in a few weeks, and be able to run in September. I am feeling a bit more cautious however, and I'm a bit uncertain. The other day I was very much set on dropping out. But I think I'm just going to hang in a limbo status until I know for sure what I can and cannot do. It's still almost 2 months away. Lots of time to recover, get strong, and make a final decision. I appriciate all the support I have gotten, and will keep everyone posted as things develop.

Oops

So before my scheduled workout for the day, I decided to go for a run. I had planned on running when I got up this morning, but it was raining. Gave it a few hours and the day turned into something nice. Just planned on going out like I normally do. Nothing normal about this run. Started out, but when I got to where I usually turn around, I didn't. I just kept going. Went over one bridge, then another, and another. Places I haven't been. Soon I was in the next town over. Another bridge. A tunnel. I just kept going. Zoned out. Kept pushing myself. Next thing I know I'm at the VFW two towns over. 10.53km. Ummm....great. Now what? I'm two towns away and the only way back is on foot. Well, I've come this far, I can't exactly just give up. So I turned around and started back.

The walk back was interesting. It started out good, but about half way, I just didn't want to go any more. I did stop at a park to sit for a minute and grab some more water. I could have called it quits there, called for a ride and that would have been it. Nope. I kept going. I wanted to stop. But I couldn't. I was in a position where stopping just was not an option. If I stopped, what was I going to do, just sit on the trail? Gotta keep going. Soon I started to see the village water tower. That picked me up a bit. I knew once I crossed over the highway I was in the final stretch. I thought for a moment of maybe calling and getting a ride from there back to my car, but that'd be stupid. I was so close. Just had to finish it out. Crossed the highway. Turned a bend and saw the fire house. I was only a few hundred yards away from my finish. Finally, the park came into view. I was done. 21.06km later I was finished.

Lessons learned: Think about where you park and how your going to get back.