Spoiler alert: I did it!
Last Thursday I opted for Thirty-Minute Thursday instead of Three Mile Thursday, following Two-Mile Tuesday. Well, this week I have challenged myself to see how many days in a row I could run. I am up to six! I did two miles on Tuesday, less on Wednesday, and was undecided how far or long to run today. When you are on a streak, it is permissible to have some short run days.
So I set out thinking Thirty-Minute Thursday, giving myself permission to run less. However, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I had taken a half hour walk in the morning before work. Today I overslept (still made it to work on time, if you were worried) so thought a longer run would be better. Three-Mile Thursday? Could I do it?
I started out running in the opposite direction from which I usually go, that is, I ran toward Church Street, not German. I turned onto Church and went towards Valley Health, which regular readers may remember has a pretty decent hill. I was not convinced I would run up it. Then as I got closer, I saw the sidewalk was shady for the whole hill. Yes! It was a very warm, sunny day.
No spoiler alert needed: I entered.
I just spent an inordinate amount of time searching my Media Library for a picture of the hill. I feel sure I had one. Perhaps this weekend I will make an index of that library. Anyways, I wanted to add a picture so opted for this Do Not Enter sign, which of course I defied. Regular readers know I love to do that.
So I ran a mile. Then I ran two. I spent most of those miles calculating how many minutes or what fraction I was from 30 minutes, a favorite distraction technique of mine. When I got to two miles, I decided to go for three. I could do it! I would do it!
My body wanted to stop pretty much every step of the way. I kept looking at my Garmin for how far I had gone and quickly realized how short a block is. Never mind, keep going. I treasured the shady spots. I did not think I could make it. I flatly refused to go a block beyond my street in case it made my run over three miles. I ran by my house twice. I made it to three miles!
And oh did I feel crappy! Yet proud of myself. I walked around a block for a full ten-minute cool down. I gratefully drank my chocolate milk recovery beverage. I realized sweat was pouring down my face. Yuck! Into the shower!
I still feel tired. And this is a long blog post for me. No promises about tomorrow’s run or blog post, but as always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.
Mohawk Valley Girl 