10/11/2010 18:21
running in the rain
It was still dark outside at 6am. It didn't matter to me...I was running anyway. This was only my 3rd outdoor run this fall. I'm still painfully slow, but I will get better as I continue to run. I enjoyed myself this morning. It took over a mile before my body was actually awake and running smoothly, but after that first mile I was able to increase speed a little and actually enjoy the soft sounds of my footfalls. I had an earbud in one ear (I can't run without music!) and one ear free to hear the sounds of the surroundings. A song came on about halfway through the run, and it was just so appropriate. I hadn't heard it before, so I looked up the lyrics after I got home. Now, I'm not endorsing the band (I really don't even know who they are...) but I loved these lyrics and how appropriate they were for my run:
Fort Minor: Remember the Name (chorus)
this is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, fifteen percent concentrated power of will, five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, and a hundred percent reason to remember the name.
As I heard that refrain over and over during the song, I imagined myself running great distances, in races, and hearing them announce my name as I cross the finish line. Great motivator!
The other great motivater: it began to rain! I checked the weather before I went out and there was no rain scheduled for this morning. Guess the weather people got it a bit wrong. It was almost 70 degrees outside, so the rain felt nice. But it was still dark and so the rain made it even more difficult to see. I was running in an area that is barricaded so no cars can drive there, so I felt safe from being hit. I'm sure I was a funny sight to the cars that were driving nearby. I bet they even felt sorry for me. Well, they didn't need to feel sorry-I was having a good time. :)
The lose 100 by September 30 is underway. I'm settling on a workout schedule and still trying to figure out just what I need to eat. I am resigned to having to get up at 5am in order to get my workout in. I just don't make it to the gym in the evenings, so mornings it is.
I told a friend yesterday my actual weight. She is the only person besides my doctor that knows my true weight. Hard conversation. Worth it? I don't know yet (but I think so). Glad I did it? Jury's still out on that one too. But she knows, and she's trying to be more sensitive now that she knows. And more encouraging. I trust her (that's why we're friends), but it's still hard to share that stuff.
I am planning to sign up for the Turkey Trot, a Thanksgiving Day 5k in the area. I'm super excited about that event. It will be the first 5k that I run the whole time. This morning was the first time I ran that distance straight through. So now I know I can do it (even i the pouring rain!), and there is no excuse, only time to get faster. There are 6 weeks until Thanksgiving, so I will definitely improve. :)
Choosing to LOVE myself today!