Today's run was TOUGH for me. I felt gaspy and sluggish pretty much the entire run- almost 3 hours of running. I frequently found myself with my tongue hanging out, canine-like. Hayley is a saint and lengthened her run to be with whiny me. Why was the run so hard? I thinking I was tired, ate me GU and drank my water in a weird sequence, ate a weird dinner last night, cross-trained and "toned" heavily on Wednesday which I'm not used to...you get the idea. I was supposed to run 2 more miles, but quickly and easily justified cutting it short. Now I'm doing what I love to do best after a rough run- icing and lounging in bed. (And listening to the rain too!) I have a lot to do but I'm going to do as much as I can off my feet. Matt's downstairs doing P-90X. And looking VERY cute in his SLC half marathon technical T, might I add?
On a lighter note, I have some big news!! D and I signed up for A FULL MARATHON this year! This is a huge deal and I am very excited to report that it is the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon. There with be rock bands all along the course, about 15,000 runners, and they even shut down the Vegas strip for us to run through! The race is December 5th if you wanna join us or cheer us on.
We were rejected from another race we tried to enter- the San Francisco Women's marathon. Bummer! D is considering doing St. George again, and- get this- the Dublin Ireland Marathon!! If I could afford that trip I would so be there with her. Anyone wanna donate to my cause? :)
Well, all I have to say about my current state is that I do feel proud of myself for what I have accomplished with my running in the past year. I started training for my first marathon a year ago- running very slowly and never having run more that 3 miles. Now I've run a marathon! And today, I persisted in running for hours despite feeling totally tired, and in all reality having the power to call Matt to come pick me up and drive me home at any point if I wanted to. But I di'n'. Hayley and I kept saying, "Ok, we got this, we can DO this," during the last 3 miles or so.
And now a little shout out to my sister Karin, and my friends Amber (aka "Ambleh") and Hayley today, who both ran further than they ever have in their life, IN the rain, AT a decent pace. I'm very proud, ladies! And do my little Rosie who just signed up for her first marathon too! Can't wait to cheer you on in St. George!
XOXO
~K
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