"Believe you can and you're halfway there." Theodore Roosevelt
Today I wasn't sure if I was up for running, or if I should rest one more day. My knees weren't hurting at all anymore, but I just wasn't sure, and I didn't really feel like running. I decided to just get suited up and go, and see how I did.
I'm glad I did. My knees did fine, and it was one of my better running days. I felt invigorated and had energy left over afterward. However, I was HOT, red-faced, and bit lightheaded toward the end of the run. It is has been WARM here lately for not even being Spring yet, around 80 degrees Fahrenheit for daytime highs, and I didn't run until around 9:30am.
I wound up running 15 minutes total. I did a 3-5-3-3, and then made a last-minute decision to do one more minute. I had added up how long I had run, and thought, "Just one more minute and I'll be halfway there." Halfway to 30 minutes, that is, which is about how long it took me to run 5K before my injury (give or take). Technically, I'm not "really" halfway there, since I don't run 15 minutes without stopping yet, but hey, if it helps encourage me to run a little more, I'll pretend I'm halfway there. I believe I'll be there for real soon anyway. :-)
During my run, I had to remind myself often to "run like a child" (see my previous blog post on that if you haven't already) and see more of the fun in it. I tend to obsess about my running form, my breathing, my pace, etc., and forget to have fun. So I would say to myself, "This is fun, this is fun. Look around you, at the scenery, the blue sky and while fluffy clouds, the pretty lake. Look at that tree up there... can you run to that tree? Sure you can. Run to that tree! See that fire hydrant? See if you can run to that!" As goofy as that might sound, it really did help. I could feel my whole body relax when I would remind myself to make it more fun.
I can't wait to run again.
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