"Ergh" was the tune of my run today...
At the moment, I am a lazy runner. And you know what else? I think I still dislike running a little (despite what I'm training myself to think as I clock up the feet-powered kilometres). There. I said it. I've just run again after having 3 days off. Was I injured? No. Was I having 'rest' days. Again - no.
I'm just lazy. And I'm OK with that. I'm working on it and it is going to take time. For me, and knowing the way my mind churns thoughts, this is going to a long and slow undertaking; to shift my attitude towards running. That's cool. It's all about the "journey" etc etc right?!!! Woosaahhhhh.
So, for brevity's sake here is a summary of my run today. Scores out of 10. '1' being "utter shite". '10' meaning "holy fark - that was freakin' awesome and I rule the world".
Mind = 3/10. This was not a good run mentally. 3 days off. What did you expect woman? There was a lot of "ergh, when will this end already - I AM SO BORED". Also, I ran without music...
Feet = 8/10. All's well down there. A slight niggle on the base of my left foot. Just an old blister that was starting to feel a bit raw again towards the end of the run.
Legs = 8.5/10. The limbs felt strong today. They kept me going at an even tempo. I struggled to hear the rhythm of my legs/feet today though due to the spoilt rock-star temper tantrum that was throwing chairs around in my head.
Lungs = 9/10. We're gettin' there. Felt good. Breathing was even (albeit still a little fast) but this is the area that I've noticed the most improvement. Stamina in the lungs is building and this makes me happy. Hooray for small victories!
Overall = 7/10. I ran the whole route which I didn't expect to do today especially given the nonsense going on in my head. Pace was a bit all over the place though. Started out quite solidly and at a faster-than-usual pace but had to crank it back as I wasn't sure if I could make it all the way around at that initial pace. Again, a work in progress. My head just really dragged me down today. My own fault. Also, at the last intersection we hit a red light. That momentary pause jolted my body a bit and I could feel the nausea welling up inside me at a rapid and uncontrollable rate. I think if the little green man hadn't come up when it did, it would have been an amusing water cooler story today for all the commuters in traffic ...
Ah well. Another run down! I'm still standing and life is good.
