some days are harder to take those first steps out the front door than others. who wants to run in the windy, cold, rain? i told myself that i would let myself take a break after my last half to mentally recoup ... i really trained hard for that and was beginning to feel mentally burnt out by the end ... i would continue running for maintenance, but if i had a day that i didn't feel like running then i would allow myself to take that day. today would have been a day that would fall into that category. BUT i'm already signed up for another half. even though it's not until april, i've already committed myself to training even harder this time around. that means starting earlier and giving myself a longer training plan to build on.
looking out the window was daunting. i've become a bit of a running snob. not in the way of gear - i will run in anything as long as it's comfortable - but in the way of weather. i don't like running in the wind. at all. i don't like running on the sidewalks when i end up in puddles that hit my ankles. you would think in a place like eugene, "track town usa" for goodness sake, would have a better drainage system. i like running when it is crisp and cool. not hot. not windy. not sideways rainy. definitely not cold, windy, AND rainy. BUT i literally JUST taped up my training plan on the cabinet today. it was staring me in the face. so ... i did it. i got out there, froze my wrists off (that seems to be the first place affected and the most painful), and i ran. and i'm glad i did.
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