Yesterday, when I started my run, I felt strong and fluid. A friend I had not seen in a while was at the co-op in Falls and said 'hey' - so I stopped to talk with him for a few minutes. That was mistake number 1, but actually it was mistake number 2. We talked for a about 10 minutes and when I started back up, my muscles were a little creaky again. Nothing like doing your first half mile twice in one run. From now on, a wave will have to suffice. Maybe a hug, but not 10 minutes of conversation.
The first mistake was not wearing my water belt. I thought the drinking fountain (bubbler in Wisconsin-ese) along the Plank Road trail would be still operating. NOT! Ugh. Never count on water. Bring your own.
I don't like listening to music while I run. Instead, I hash out old conversations, think up new ones, revisit recent events, try to map out my day, bring my thoughts back to my breath, notice the plants, focus on putting one foot in front of the other and ultimately just try to stay fluid. If I notice myself leaning or taking short, rapid steps - I get back on track with my breath and footwork and everything flows more easily. I must have been holding my left arm funny yesterday, because I was aware of the muscles at the sternum/clavicle joint. I massaged them during one of the walk phases. Much better. I think having the anatomy training from massage school has helped. I can pinpoint issues and work on them. Of course, all the yoga certainly helps too.
I mailed a training schedule and water belt to my sister-in-law, Julie. She wants to run the 1/2 marathon with me in Dallas at the end of March. I hope my brother, Pat, does it too. That would be fun. It would be great if Jake would train with me over the winter and also run it. He was going to go running with some of his friends today after school, but he has baseball. We'll get the whole dang family involved soon.
Out to rake and enjoy the sunshine before some hillwork!
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