Everyday running is a new day!
That is the great thing about running. You can have the worse day running of your week, month, year and then go out one day and suddenly you have a PR.
Friday I had probably the worse day running in months. No storms. No heat. Lower humidity. But I got up at 3:30 AM, worked until 2:00, went to the Chiropractor and by the time I went out to run, it was almost 5:00 PM. I was tired, hungry and not in the mood for a run. I ran 3.33 miles and stopped. I was disheartened and depressed about my upcoming marathon. Then Saturday I ran 10 miles and Sunday I ran 20 miles. Bam! I was back!!!
Everyday running is a new day!
That is the hard thing about running. You can set PRs, you can run almost 5 hours in 2 days. You put your blood, sweat and tears into your workouts and go to bed proud, excited and content. Then you wake up and it is a new day. Of course you have your base, but today… you start all over again.
I confess that I am tired. I have been training for the Lehigh Valley Marathon for months. I haven’t slept past 5:00 AM in over a month, in fact most days I get up at 4:00 AM. All I seem to do is wake up, go to work, do errands, go to doctors and then run. On the weekend, it is different. I wake up, run, do errands and go to bed. Now that is a nice change of pace. 🙂
Everyday running is a new day!
Today is a new day. The weather is still moderate, not as nice as last week, but not HOT. I have new confidence after my fantastic weekend of running. Yes, I’m tired, but that will end in less than 3 weeks. I have a very supportive family. They know I’m tired and they really try to help. My Lovely Wife has been awesome to me and understands what I am going through. I’m very fortunate. I have good kids, a blog I love writing and “a hope and a future”.
In the end, I’m glad that…
Everyday running is a new day!
278 to Boston 
You’ve got this race! And the best part? You are nearing taper time. Perhaps then you can get a little extra sleep? Do something crazy like sleep until 6am??
Totally agree – you can have the worst run of your life and turn around the next day and fly thru a run effortlessly. But a bad run is always better than no run. Right?
Keep going! The end is in sight!
THANK YOU! I’m just tired today, but trying to see the good in things. I won’t be able to sleep in until maybe Saturday. I’m looking forward to tapering! 🙂 Thanks again!
I love this! You have got this, and I am so excited to see how all the hard work and training has paid off! 🙂
I agree. You all are so helpful. Not that I am super excited about going running today, but knowing me, I’ll get out there and be glad I did. Thank you!!!
It makes such a difference, having support around you. Every day is indeed a blank canvas for us to run all over- if only life didn’t get in the way!
You are right about that! Life is so much like running and vice versa. 🙂
Thanks for such a positive post! I think I need to remind myself of this a lot lately….
Yep, our bodies are crazy things. But I think the general truth is that if we train right, anything is possible.
You sound great. Keep it up!
Thanks! I am struggling a bit with how much and when to taper, but my son is helping me with that, so it should be fine.