Friday, June 21, 2013

Fitness Friday

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In honor of Fitness Friday, I am..... taking a rest day.   What? You know you wanna do it, too!

I actually will probably do some light core/strength work later today, but right now it's all I can do to keep my eyeballs open.  We are having some issues with our dog keeping us up all night long - she's getting old and I think she may be getting a little dotty.  Last night/this morning, I wanted to lock her in the basement, she was driving me so crazy.  I didn't.  But I thought about it!

I bought a scale last night, and when I took it out of the box, it was broken.  I'm going to take this as a sign that I need to just get over myself.   I can continue to use the scale that we have - once a week - and as long as the numbers are getting smaller, it doesn't matter what the exact number is.  Right?  Right.

Went for a 3 mile run last night and now I'm considering finding another 5K to sign up for.  Half Marathon training starts in a little over 2 weeks (ahhh!!!), but I'm hoping my coach wouldn't mind if I threw in a 5K in September.  I really would like a new 5K PR this year.  It's actually on my "2013 Goals" list.  Considering my run last night was my 5K PR exactly, I'm thinking that if I actually tried, I could beat that fairly handily, even with the extra .1 tacked on.  I found a local, very small, race that I think is on fairly flat ground.  It's run by a church, so I'm hoping no one would boo me even if I were the last across the finish line (which, in a race of 50 people or so, is a strong possibility).

So we'll see.  I'm feeling a lot better about my running lately, and putting aside all the negative thoughts that I had earlier this year while I was sick and not running.  I may not be where I could be, in terms of my running, but things happen.  Training gets stalled, injuries occur, it's just life.  I'm 34.  I'm hoping to be running when I'm 64.  I literally just have to take it one step at a time.

So.  What are you doing on this lovely Friday?

14 comments:

  1. Why would anyone boo someone who was last? That is the one person who needs the most encouragement :)

    As for what I'm doing, I am in week 3 of coughing fit land, so I'm resting and taking my kids to their swimming lessons.

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    1. I was totally kidding! I've never seen runners/spectators be anything but encouraging to racers, no matter what their placement. =)

      Sorry about your cough, that's no fun. Feel better!

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  2. Good luck finding a 5K to do and crush your PR! All cheers for you, no matter what place you come in!

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  3. I'm having a end of relationship / depression induced rest! ...am back on it tomorrow though :) happy Friday!

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    1. Aw, sorry to hear it. Exercise helps with sadness, you know! It might help! =)

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  4. this Friday is all about recovery after finishing 26.2 last weekend. good luck in your half marathon training that is coming up!

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    1. Hey, congrats! Hope it was a great race! =) And thank you - I am kind of dreading the training. LOL

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  5. Hope you find a fun 5k! Honestly this morning I am being super lazy, I haven't even gotten out of bed yet:) But I am thinking I might go get ready and put a few hours of work in, and then I'm thinking of taking off early to do a little fishing tonight! Yup for me a lazy relaxing Friday:) Hope your Friday is great too!

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    1. I'm so jealous! Fishing sounds so nice and relaxing. Take me with you? =)

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  6. A Friday rest day sounds perfect to me! Hope you can find a fun 5k to do.

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    1. Thanks! Too bad I'm not closer to you - you always seem to find good races! =)

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  7. That's the best thing about the running community. No one boos anyone!! Hope you can find a nice 5K to do!

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