It's coming along. I failed at getting my ass out of bed this morning. The heat last night, plus the fact that my brain wouldn't turn off, meant that I didn't sleep much. I actually got out of bed at 1:30 for a cold shower. And so, my run was postponed to the evening.
At a ten minute mile, I think I was up around 4 miles today. The run took just about all of my willpower. I was sooo beat before I even got outside. Coming home on the metro, I fell asleep while reading my book. Standing after my transfer took all of my effort to just stay awake while on my feet. I ate my lunch at work at 10:30 in the morning as opposed to noon, so by the time I got home I was starving. It's impressive that I actually got outside on no sleep and a full belly. The run actually felt pretty good, even though it was a harder run today. I underestimated how long it would take me to get back home, so I ended up doing tons of loops around the neighborhood to avoid running by my apartment. If I have to run by home, I just want to stop. I avoided running past home to make sure that wouldn't happen.
I have this small issue that makes me think of just about every horse I ever worked with...alot of horses clip their feet with their hooves...they sell Hock Guards to protect them from hurting themselves. Myself, I perpetually clip the inside of my right ankle with the heel of my left shoe. Every time I do it, I have a moment of clarity..."Mariana, pay attention to where your feet are." 5 minutes later, there goes the clip again. I have this persistent little scab on my foot and it gives me no great sense of accomplishment that this is one of my battle wounds!
At home, I did 30 minutes of yoga poses and then went on to my crunches, leg lifts, push ups. I'm embarrassed to say that I can't really do push ups. Lots of people can't. I want to be able to. I will. I still haven't gotten my yoga mat. I'm calling Hugger Mugger tomorrow. Bastards.
One of the challenges I'm dealing with is the fact that I'm hungry all the freaking time. Literally. Which is all good and well; I expect to need to eat more if I'm running 15 to 20 miles a week and yogaing and climbing...but it's all the time!
And...I want a road bike! I soooo want to start riding. If I'd bought a bike the way I wanted to back in April, I'd be all sorts of ready (maybe) for the century ride I wanted to do in October. So much for that one. I think I've acquired the courage to bike to work in DC traffic, and the lovely fall weather should really be great. There are showers at work, which is pretty convenient.
Tomorrow I might go out to the climbing gym, since I've got softball after work on Wednesday. The other thing I was thinking - since my softball game isn't till 7:30 on Wednesday, I might go for my run along the Potomac before the game. The weather should be fabulous and I'll feel super Alexandria-Trendy-Fit-Active while running on the river. Plus the running path along the river is just lovely.
I'm off to put frozen broccoli on my sore parts. I should probably buy some freezer packs.
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