Running Musings - 030607

I didn't run today. In fact, when I decided that I was too hungry too run, I felt much better. I have to face facts, and decrease my mileage as exercise is suppose to be fun. I decided on 4 fears to conquer during this Lenten season:

run 20 miles weekly
run 10 miles at once
run less than a 9 minute mile
bake croissants

When I ran the 20 miles the first week of Lent, even though it was only once, I knew the fear was gone. This could be rationalizing, but I knew I didn't really have to do it again. The following week I only ran 17 miles, but 10 of those miles were on one run. That was truly amazing. So, I can run a 20 mile/week, but I've already broken my Lenten goal of running 20 miles a week for the entire time of Lent. Oh well, I feel bad, I feel guilty, but I still already accomplished 2 goals, so I don't feel that bad or that guilty.

I'm going to revert back to my New Year's Resolution to complete the next goal. My New Year's Resolution is to run 12 miles/week. I would like to be at 20 again before the end of Lent, but I'm reducing the mileage to work on my speed . . . or I have to face that I don't want to run 20 miles/week. Actually, I do, what I really have to face is the lack of will . . . that comes and goes. Time to let go, and knit, and work on the speed, and the croissants. I broke my Lenten goals, then. That's too bad I thought I could do it. Actually, I just broke one, after completing it, and I still plan on completing all of them. Back and forth on the brain. I'd never make it to the Olympics with this lack of focus :) . . . and yet, I've already accomplished 2 goals that I never never never did before, never even close!

So, then I just viewed PinkPop Porch (on the right, there), and it's like, life is good, life is good, life is very very good.