Moderation

ALL GOOD THINGS IN MODERATION

 

I really need to learn to embrace that statement. I am starting out way too fast on my runs. I am eating way too many sweets. I am watching way too many episodes of Top Gear (the British version).

 

Running - Today was the first mind game I've had to play with myself during this journey. I originally thought that my training plan called for a 2 mile run today in preparation for my 5 mile race on March 16th.

Oh no, it was actually a 2.5 mile run.

After having run 3 miles yesterday.

And it was colder today.

And I got less sleep last night...

I decided to try and make the best of it when I started out and I was feeling great - until I looked at my watch and realized I was on track to run a 11:30 mile. To most seasoned runners out there, that's probably the pace at which they walk but to me, just starting out again, trying to increase my endurance and not get injured, 11:30 is just TOO FAST. I slowed right down but then I was so dog tired that the second mile felt like it lasted forever and then I realized I had another .5 to go. I finished in 30:10 which gave an average pace of 12:05 which isn't bad. Its good - really good. But now I have to survive the rest of the day with my 2.5 year old and tackle the endless list of things to do around the house - all with little to no energy.

I need to learn to pace myself. As my husband says "you jack rabbited". This is the mental game that turned me off of running for all those years in college and high school.

 

"Time is a funny thing. It can take a man's life without him knowing it."

My "frenemy"...

 

 

Eating - My eating is HORRIBLE right now. I have no desire to eat healthy and well. I want to eat things that taste good and then eat a lot of it. I just want to have chocolate every day. I don't know what's wrong with me there. Thinking it might have something to do with my cycle and starting up running again. I'm not so concerned with the scale but I want to make sure I'm fueling my body properly. I have had such a bad relationship with food. I'm only recently starting to enjoy vegetables but give me pasta with a cream sauce and a lava cake for dessert and I'm a happy girl. I'm also a firm believer in listening to what my body wants so I'm not quite sure what its telling me right now because I can't eat chocolate cake every day...

 

I am SO looking forward to a rest day tomorrow.

 

Kathy