I was prepared to run over the Thanksgiving holiday, but it didn't happen. I carried my running garb to Mississippi with me, but never really gave running a thought. My excuse is/was "I'm spending time with family."
I planned on picking up again Monday morning (so I would only have a week between runs), but I couldn't make myself get out of bed to run before work. I thought, "No big deal; I will run when I get home from work this evening." However, it was raining when I got home, and I sure wasn't running in that downpour.
Tuesday, I overslept. Sherri wasn't going to work, so I had my iPod alarm set. I also had the sound level so low that I did not hear it. So, no running Tuesday morning. No problem. I will run when I get home from work. After I stopped by Foodlion, it was too dark (and I was too lazy) to run.
Finally, after 9 days I ran again. I thought today would be a good day to start - December 1st. Oh, it was not easy rolling out of bed and hitting the road at 4:45 AM! When I returned, Sherri asked me how it went. I said, "I hated every minute of it, because all I could think about was that I could be in bed." It was 32 degrees with a slight breeze. This morning my weight once again hit a number I haven't seen since June - 176.0. I wasn't going to type it, but I hope by doing so that it will help me work on it. It took me 26:26 (8:49 pace) to run these 3 miles.
I am struggling to run 3 miles on Wednesday, while my brother, Shane, will be running 26.2 on Saturday in the St. Jude's Marathon in Memphis.
you can do it, you are back on track. sign up for a race, let me know and i will sign up too, that will keep you going. heck, sign up for 4 or 5 of them.
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