Before my ankle injury, and subsequent surgery.
Before my hamstring injury, which took a long time to heal.
Before my running/race anxiety got so bad.
Before I knew better - I just kind of ran. It was fun. It was a challenge. And I liked it.
With that said, but with no real timeline, Jeff and I set out for our standard two miles with intervals run on Thursday morning. It was cold and windy and started sprinkling as soon as we began, so we decided to just run one loop and head back home - hey, we aren't training for anything, so we don't have to run in crummy weather. With that in mind and knowing we'd be finished in just over half a mile, I told Jeff that I wanted to try and run the entire way without stopping.
So we ran, and even though we both were like Pavlov's dog when the first alert sounded - that beep means walk to our brains - we kept running. We rounded the loop, the rain had lightened up, and I was feeling good, so I said I wanted to keep going. And we did...all the way to one mile! My first mile without stopping in years. It felt great and I could have kept going, but decided to hold off on that and just enjoy the success of that mile.
The next time I ran was on Sunday thanks to - wait for it - more rain on Friday and Saturday. Diane was off running another half marathon, so Jeff and I planned to run a mile doing intervals as a warm up, and then run without intervals after that. Well, best-laid plans...we started off running and hey guess what was making an appearance? If you guessed running anxiety, gold star to you. When we were close to hitting our first mile, I told Jeff what was going on, so we ended up just running intervals for the entire run. I did shake that feeling around mile 2, but we didn't change the plan at that point and finished with 3.5 miles for the day.
We did run three light post to light post sprints at the end, which was fun, so I'm glad the run ended on that note.
Yesterday, we ran in our neighborhood again - with Diane this time - and we ran the first mile doing intervals, then the second mile straight through. And afterward, we ran a few sprints. No anxieties, just a normal run.
So, what is the deal with me? Why did I start to freak out on Sunday's run? I don't have an answer for that, but for the time being, I think I will limit my running without intervals to my weekday runs. I can build on that, and maybe I'll get comfortable enough that doing the same thing in a different location won't cause so much consternation. At least I know I can run a mile without stopping, so that's a win in my book!
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Speaking of last Sunday's run, I did my usual post-run clothing change, only instead of my usual sweatpants, I wore the softest pair of lounge joggers - holy moly, they were comfortable...and soft. I made Karen and Cary feel them, that's how soft they were. They looked good on, plus they provided me with a little ego boost, as the size I was wearing was a little big - and no, I'm not really the next size down, the joggers are just generously cut. Tommy John sent them to me at no charge; I didn't realize that I'd be getting some size flattery along with a cute pair of joggers - thanks, Tommy John!
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