Woke up to blue sky and warm sunshine. After a week of gale force winds it was a nice change. Awesome day for a run! New shoes, new socks, and a new iPod shuffle made the run even better. I felt great and had a pretty good pace going until I hit mile 11. Then I hit the wall and the rest of the run was grueling. Everything hurt. Ron did 16 and he was not doing much better. We were still glad to be out on such a gorgeous spring day. Both of us are really struggling with training this year. Marathon training is like having a second job. Right now we have 2 kids house hunting. Jared getting married in June, Kaylie graduating in May. Trying to get the house ready for all the festivities. Working full time, church stuff and the list goes on and on. I'm just not sure my heart is in it this year. I never want running to be something I have to do. I just enjoy running with my dog and husband, and soaking up God's creation. And going as far as I feel like. I need to do some reevaluating. This should not be a chore. |