Today's Rx was 3-6 miles. I went for 4. I was tired all day because I haven't been able to fall asleep until like 3-4a the last few nights and still have been waking up around 8ish. I had a little burst of energy earlier in the day and wanted to run then, but it was raining cats and dogs. I like running in the rain, I really like it, in fact - just not when it's pouring. So I waited it out and had another late run. Bugs were bad, swallowed two. Yum.
I was really contemplating not running this evening, and honestly, if I had skipped today, it would have very little, if any, effect on my training. But then I remembered the reason why I'm doing all this. If Aunt Jean can suffer through chemo and radiation, then I can take my sleep deprived butt and hit the pavement for a few miles. One thing that is kind of neat about all this is the timing. With the race falling on Oct 8 and the training program being 18 weeks, my training began right as all her treatment was starting to wrap up, which means we will both be getting stronger together - me as I train, and her and she heals :)
Sometimes I prefer to run without using any asthma medication, and today was one of those days. I can run comfortably without my inhaler; I just have to slow my pace down so much that a brisk walker could keep up. I call it running "au naturale." Most people would consider that to mean running without headphones, maybe without a stopwatch, and even some idiots run barefoot or w/ minimalist shoes - they need to be slapped. Don't ever ask me to run without any of those 3 things.
Hope Katy had a good day...
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Miles Today: 4
Miles This Week: 23
Total Training Miles: 23
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