Running to New Experiences

At this time, one week from right now, I'll be doing my very best to unwind from one 26.2 mile course & completely focus my mental energies on another 26.2 mile course after I sleep a night's rest. I'm likely going to find this very easy to do - at that point...I'll have also just driven three and a half hours. 😏😂 I'm guessing that, between having just run 26.2 miles, and knowing that there's another 26.2 miles coming up in just a few short sleeping hours, and after having just driven the three and a half or so hours to get from one state to the next, that sleeping and being asleep will basically be just what my body is begging for (don't want to end sentence on preposition).

This past week has been awkward & odd in training. I've to admit, I know I began over-thinking the proper, or best way to taper for the past week or so. From the little bit I permitted myself to read online in encouragement & clarification (since, when I typically have prepared myself for a marathon, I've done it hastily enough that I'd have to "let go" of having a "proper" taper period), my tapering might've begun too soon. A week too soon to be exact. The good part is knowing that it's all a fluid, throwing-hands-up-in-the-air sort of way to go at this point.

It's strange because I actually miss running many, many miles (like double what I'm running now) every-other-day. Though something happened to me in the past ten days, &, when I meant to run X amount of miles, I ran a few less. I accepted it. I knew it was fine & that all would be well. And it has been well. Then, for the first time since I began the actual "process" of running (that is, once I got ahold of this stuff! 😁), I've not gone more one day without running at least five to seven miles. Then that happened...& I had to simply remind myself that it was okay. It was better than okay. In fact, it probably became a positive thing to my body healing. I know that. And that's why I'm more accepting of the graying within the black & white of the situation than I am bummed out. Also this week, my strength training has been a little bit less than it's been since, well, even before I bought this & began my running streak. At least I've kept it going to at least every-other-day still, which is something that at least leaves me feeling strong & successful. It's important for me to maintain it, even despite advice suggesting to pull back during a final taper week, as I feel it's something that's become an actual warm-up for me & that it provides an empowerment, a true feeling of success & completion where it's completely beneficial for me. (I can feel the muscles that are strengthening, coming to my assistance, really pulling their weight - yes, a pun right there 😏😉 - which is sometimes just what's keeping me going all the stronger.)


Also this week, in non-running news, I made a real, true, meal (crockpot-style!). I had pork ribs available to me, &, along with a garlic clove, half a sweet onion, a small bag of bite size medley red & white potatoes, & a jar of this, I finished a slow-cooking day with a large, juicy meal. I'm a little bit late [in life] to the whole cooking-actual-meals & not just throwing some food groups together & calling it a day - type of thing...Oh well, better late than never! 😏😁😂

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