WHY
DO I RUN???
It
was a simple question but it caught me off guard. Hubby Dearest and I were
having a bumpy day (you could say) and fishing got brought up. Sometimes I get
a bit frustrated because it feels like the moment Hubby Dearest has some time
where he could just chill at home with me and the kids, he is off to go
fishing!
I
want to scream. I’m just like look..DUDE...I’m here all afternoon EVERYDAY and
ALL weekend with them. I love them but they want some daddy time. You’re at
work. You aren’t here with all the stress. Come on, man!
Then
he asks me that. I’m like, umm duh! Because I need a break for just me. I need
to do this one thing that is my time for me to be a little selfish in this
parenting ordeal. I need to distress and forget about everything. It is just
me, the pace of the music, my beating heart, the thrump thrump of my feet
against the pavement, and that goal I’m trying to beat. It is me against the
world. It’s....oh I get it now.
Sometimes,
I forget that he needs some him time to. Running has become a necessity for my
life. It is something I look forward to. It is something that helps me wind
down and recharge at the same time. I can see things from a different angle
when I’ve just had a run. New possibilities become visible and windows that
seemed closed are now wide open. It just resets me back to well....a better me!
Why
do you run??
Recap:
March
18- March 23
Have
I mentioned that it has been raining....like constantly. EVERY FRACKIN’
evening! It is cramping my style. I am proud to say I’ve beat my goal and ran
my 5km in 32 minutes! Whoop whoop! This is frackin’ awesome. If you don’t think
so then quit reading! NOW!.....
I’m
still trying to figure out the whole cross training with my littles..but we got
our cable turned back on and that means I use the electronic baby sitter while
I workout.
Problem...next
week I go back to working FULL DAY!! I already battle to figure out how to fit
everything in and am PRAYING that I manage to learn a routine that works.
Running
during lunch is a severe possibility. It is already getting to dark to make
long runs in the mornings. It just isn’t safe here to run when it isn’t light
out. I’m considering buying a pepper spray to carry in my hand so I can at
least get out and run the 1km loop that is my home street.
I
did the following:
1x
5km run in under 35 minutes
1x
4km easy
1x
yoga day
2x
core workouts
It
still isn’t near what I’m aiming for but I refuse to lower my goals. In other
news....my first 5km is suppose to be in 3 weeks! EEEKK...but I haven’t figured
out transport there as it is, duh duh duh 38km away from home! To be
continued....
Future
outlook:
April
1- April 7
3x
cross training (2x full body 1x core)
2x
Easy runs totalling 15km
Speed:
4x 800m @ 4:35-4:40
Tempo:
2x 2k tempo @ 6:00
12
km long run
Wish
me luck and stay tuned next week!
Shana..
Hopping through with the Thumping Thursday Blog Hop! Hope you have a great day!
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