You know that saying, "Time Flies when you're having fun?" That seems to be an understatement, as it's suddenly August.
I have been feeling good these past several weeks. I have been running consistently, taking every opportunity I have to do so. The kids are now done with their summer camps, so this morning I forced myself out of bed and out the door to run six miles before Mike left for work. It was so worth it.
I know I have lost some weight, but I'm afraid to get on the scale, I'd rather go by my clothes than obsess about a number. I did put my skinny jeans on last week, I can button them, but if I sat down, I would blow the button off. My eating habits have gotten cleaner, it's so much easier in the summer with all the produce available at the farmers market. Now when I need a snack I try to ignore the chips and heat up some leftover roasted veggies, or pair them with hummus. I have figured out some minor things with my Doctor that have been going on with me physically, wich has also helped, and I'll go into more details about that in another post.
Post run, post shower, wet shirt, size 12 feet.
It's been almost a month since the Boilermaker, my eigth one! I trained well for it, my sister in law J and I tackled some pretty intense hills during our long runs leading up to race day. J and I ran it for the first time nine years ago, and in the past couple of years, ran with various groups of friends. This year, our friends had to drop out of the race for various reasons, so it came full circle, as it was just the two of us again this go around.
Race day was actually really nice, the sun was out as usual, but there was a breeze and no humidity, it didn't get hot until mile 8. I kept a consistent pace, drank water just when I was thirsty, and had a couple of GU chomps here and there. It's funny how my perspective on time has changed, unlike past years, I didn't even look at what my finish time was, I was just happy to run a good race. We didn't stay at the after party for too long, choosing instead to head home to a lunch of chicken from the smoker, courtesy of my brother in law.
I had a chance to try out Sigvarus Compression socks from the lovely folks at BrightLife Go, so check back tomorrow for my review!
1 comment:
Glad you are back on Blogland. I have also learnt the importance of having fun during a race, I don't look anymore at the finishing time.
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