Saturday morning was supposed to be an 8 mile long run. Except it wasn't. Again. For the second weekend in a row I cut my long run short. I left the house at 8:30 and it was about 70 with 95% humidity. I've done runs like that in the past and, even though they're no fun, I've managed to get through them. I left the park at a 9:15 pace, and half a mile in I wanted to stop. I tried to slow down, but I'm horrible at pacing. I fought with myself for two miles, walking and running, before deciding to cut the run short. Half a mile from my car I finally started to feel better, but by then I was so in my head I just stopped at four.
I seriously thought about doing another four on the treadmill in the afternoon, but I just wasn't feeling it. So I ran some errands and then it was time for the rodeo. I'd never been before and a friend works a cook off tent there and got us all tickets. The food was good and the drinks were free. It was a good time.
Sunday was a very long day. Brunch at 11am for a friend's birthday with carafes of mimosas is never a bad way to start the day. Right after I walked in the door from that, K wanted to know if we wanted to go to J Black's to celebrate Texas Independence Day. Sure, why not. Drink specials with a few free drinks mixed in makes for a good afternoon. Home one more time before dinner time at El Tiempo to celebrate another friend getting his diploma. And you know what Mexican means - margaritas.
All that drinking and you would think I would pass right out when I finally went to bed. Not so much. I stared at the walls for most of the night. Which made work pretty interesting on Monday. But I pulled through and even still went for a run after work. And this is why I will never consider myself a distance runner. All those issues on my Saturday long run and I did four miles yesterday at 9:15 pace like it was nothing. wtf. It was freezing and not humid, so I'm sure that helped. But come on. Today I'm supposed to do six. But it's currently raining and 35 degrees. It does not look promising. Cold I can handle. Rain I can power through if I have to. But cold and rainy...I really just don't want to.
**Sidenote - I was just looking for pics from this weekend to post in here and, well, that's not going to happen. And I will def be running today now.
I seriously thought about doing another four on the treadmill in the afternoon, but I just wasn't feeling it. So I ran some errands and then it was time for the rodeo. I'd never been before and a friend works a cook off tent there and got us all tickets. The food was good and the drinks were free. It was a good time.
Sunday was a very long day. Brunch at 11am for a friend's birthday with carafes of mimosas is never a bad way to start the day. Right after I walked in the door from that, K wanted to know if we wanted to go to J Black's to celebrate Texas Independence Day. Sure, why not. Drink specials with a few free drinks mixed in makes for a good afternoon. Home one more time before dinner time at El Tiempo to celebrate another friend getting his diploma. And you know what Mexican means - margaritas.
All that drinking and you would think I would pass right out when I finally went to bed. Not so much. I stared at the walls for most of the night. Which made work pretty interesting on Monday. But I pulled through and even still went for a run after work. And this is why I will never consider myself a distance runner. All those issues on my Saturday long run and I did four miles yesterday at 9:15 pace like it was nothing. wtf. It was freezing and not humid, so I'm sure that helped. But come on. Today I'm supposed to do six. But it's currently raining and 35 degrees. It does not look promising. Cold I can handle. Rain I can power through if I have to. But cold and rainy...I really just don't want to.
**Sidenote - I was just looking for pics from this weekend to post in here and, well, that's not going to happen. And I will def be running today now.
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