Thank you girl, I needed that.
Months ago, I signed up for a trail 50K for this weekend. And as I raced MCM, I thought to myself, "I do not want to do this again in two weeks." I raced hard. And I plan to race White Rock hard next month. So after much consideration, I've decided that running a 50K between the two would be labeled Bad Idea. Yet I still felt all this pressure to run this race since I signed up for it and paid for it.
Enter Cherry's sage advice.
So instead, tomorrow evening I am going to race an 11K on 11/11/11. And by race, I mean I might even just run an 11 min mile. Or something.
And on Saturday, I won't be out at the lake gingerly stepping over rocks and roots for 6 hours, I'll be sleeping in a bit and then heading out with a training group for a long bike ride followed by an hour long run. I've been trying out different cycling groups and I'm eager to see what they have to offer and if they are a good fit for my beginner cycling skills. (re: can I keep up?)
Sunday, I'll meet up with a friend for a 30 mile ride. I'm sure there will be some yoga in there somewhere and a few trips to the pool as well. I'm really looking forward to getting back on my bike. (I haven't been able to ride outside since The Great Sprain because I couldn't put weight on my wrist, nor steer with that brace on) It's not exactly the 22 mile run that I should be doing three weeks out from a marathon, but the entire weekend sounds like a lot of fun to me!
And isn't that why we do this anyway? To have fun?
Okay, and maybe to be a little bad@$$ too. There's always that.
This photo has nothing to do with anything. I snapped this in DC, crossing the street illegally to get it, and it just makes me laugh. BTW, that is a DUDE carrying that itty bitty dog around in his backpack!
It does sound like fun....that is what its all about!
ReplyDeleteIf it's any consolation your weekend still sounds pretty darn bad ass to me! Have fun with all the cycling! I wish I lived near you, I need a cycling friend :)
ReplyDeleteI think we all lose sight of why we run in the first place - to have fun. I know I put a lot of pressure on myself to enter more races, run each race harder, etc. Sometimes you need a wise friend to help you get your perspective back.
ReplyDeleteGood luck today!!
I would be worried that if I ran a race I didn't really want to, that it might scare me off of running for a little while and make me have burn out. Sounds like a fun weekend to me!
ReplyDeletethis IS sage advice, I like it! be nice to yourself and have FUN this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI think that is a good call. Rest up girly you've been a giant BAD@SS all year!
ReplyDeletehaha, recognizing a bad idea and then making a better decision is REVOLUTIONARY! Have a fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteAMEN! My coach is always saying you can run hard all the time. It's a recipe for disaster/injury/hating the sport.
ReplyDelete...you can be a bad@SS all the time you...you sure are!
Badass: It's all in a state of mind. ... Enjoy your weekend! I am *finally* getting out to the Donkey Ride on Sunday! In a word: stoked!
ReplyDeleteYes! We forgot to have fun some point down the line. :) So to be able to recognize it and tweak your little plan is very wise. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I think you have always been a big a$$ - running, doing charitable work, emotionally. You cannot be bad a$$ in all areas ALL the time.
Great advice, I think something a lot of people can benefit from hearing. Me especially. I always think I HAVE to do this, that, whatever because the next person is. Blah. That's dumb. You're smart.
ReplyDeleteI saw your tweet that you had a good 11/11/11 run, so congrats on that!