Earlier this week I was in a funk. I have no idea why. There was just no desire to do anything. No desire to work, no desire to run and no desire to play volleyball, I was in a haze. I wasn’t sleeping all that well. Nothing was wrong, it was just like waking up on the wrong side of the bed for 3-4 days in a row. The weather has been perfect, I have been getting in decent running, nothing bad happened, no one pissed me off; I was just in a funk.
I am happy to announce that I have snapped out of it. Yesterday at work I was still funk-ish. When I got home somehow I managed a great 5 mile run. It felt pretty easy, the weather was good and I was working on pacing myself. I wanted to maintain a 9 minute pace. I was fighting some windy sections and a few rolling hills, but managed to hit my times fairly well.
9:02, 8:55, 8:59, 8:51, 9:00 and an 8:56 pace to the door.
After that it was (slow cooked) pulled pork for dinner, a bath, and homemade Rumchata ice cream. Slept pretty good and woke up feeling refreshed. Hopefully the funk is gone.
Even with not feeling it, I am up to 21 miles already this week. I am hoping (pending mother nature) to get out to White Rock tomorrow and get in a long run. I will be happy with anything between 16 and 20 miles. That should put me at my highest mileage week since February.
Sunday is the Chicago Marathon. This marathon will always hold a special place in my heart. My first marathon, in my home city. Last year it didn’t bug me that I didn’t run it, but for some reason this year, I am really wishing I was at home running it. I have signed up to stalk track several people and am excited to get all the text alerts. Maybe that will up my running motivation!
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