So Reach the Beach. Yeah. I did it. I ran fourteen and a half miles. In three legs. With three hours of sleep, in a muggy, sweaty, uncomfortable, cramped van. At least an hour of that was done sitting up in the form of 10 minute cat naps here or there. I survived on peanut butter sandwiches, bananas, and protein bars. I didn't have the funds or means to accurately prepare (food wise) for the race. Next year I'll set aside money for the event, and come prepared with TONS of food and drink.
I learned that Jenn Monroe needs to make some of her homemade hummus and let me try it. We also had plenty of conversations about this and that, time really just flew by. What a miraculous 30 hours.
So where to go from here, right? Nope. Training for next year will commence immediately. Well as soon as I wind down for a few weeks. Give my body some time to rest. It deserves it.
I ran hard and fast (for my level of training) and want to go harder and faster next year. My legs hurt pretty much constantly when I move up and down stairs and sometimes when I walk. It is mostly my quads. Which is tightening up my hams. I know I have shin splints but I only feel that if I go downhill. Which I only have to worry about shit hill. But then again it is all good pain anyway, because my muscles can't let the lactic acid build up and ravish them. My body needs to keep moving and not tighten up. I don't want to lose any muscle mass, and very little of my fitness from this. I need to train for next year, and all the races in between.
My next race is going to be right after Thanksgiving. It is just a 5k, going back to my old XC roots. It will be so nostalgic running on that golf course. But in order to feel adequately prepared for that I need to put some more base miles underneath me and start some speed workouts and some thresholds. That means I need to find a track nearby.
This is going to be so much fun. Except I need someone to run with for most of this. Maybe J will be interested in training with me. Maybe he won't do the hard workouts, especially if he's not racing, but maybe he'll come and time me or help me keep motivated and on pace.
Yeah. Also I am the President of the RHC. We are now entering week 4 of school and I still don't have a job. However, I've become actively involved in almost every other facet of campus life. 6 classes, leadership organization, intermural sport, workshops, OL (this still applies believe me), and now what? I need a job. I have K and a social life. I love to lounge around and have fun. But I got so much hw to do too.
It is said that it is hard to be the better man when you forget you're trying. I want to apologize if I forget that I am trying. I've never had this much on my plate. I'm usually the type that stands by and watches change, reaping the benefits, not the one trying to enduce it.
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2 comments:
Your diet is basically what I live on daily.
I'm glad you had fun; I wish I had the ability to do all of that.
It's okay to forget some days. Just try to remember what it does.
You do have the ability. You just need to take care of yourself better.
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