August 20, 2004
SUSHI? I LOVE SUSHI!!!
I just had a FABULOUS lunch: Miso soup, cucumber salad, Tuna and Salmon Sashimi and a yellow-tail roll... top it off with green tea and I am a happy happy camper.
*sigh*
Sushi makes me high.
I am SORE from yoga... like SERIOUSLY SORE!!! How annoying is that? I think I might have pushed myself a bit too hard, so I think I'll try to lighten up next week. I'm looking forward to my run tomorrow (hooray!) because, brilliant logic master that I am... I realized that with my forerunner I can just take off in ANY direction, run for a mile an a half an then... da da DAH - TURN AROUND and come back! Creating THOUSANDS of possibilities for my shorter weekly runs. GODDAMN I'm a genius sometimes... it baffels even me how I can be so freakin' smart.
;)
IN any case, the plan for this weekend is 3 miles Saturday (cause my bike needs some repairs that I didn't get done this week) and 5 on Sunday... and that will complete my first official week of half-marathon training... but you want to know what REALLY sucks?
I've already started doubting myself... like, how the hell do I expect to pull this off? Am I insane to think I can run 13 miles? I mean come on... I don't even know if I can pull off the 5 I'm supposed to run on Sunday. Where the HELL is all of this self-doubt comming from? Its really annoying, and I tell myself (Repeatedly) that it is rediculous to doubt myself and of COURSE I can do this... it's not even that big a deal. But for some reason this doesn't seem to be helping (I'm good at this self-depretiation stuff... have you noticed?)
So there ya have it... perhaps I should turn in the cape.
Posted by Lexy at August 20, 2004 02:10 PM
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seconded.
Posted by: rachel on 08/20/04 @ 11:20 PM
Sushi has that same effect on me, too. *sighs dreamily*
As for the 13 miles, you have SO got this sucker bagged. Remove all self doubt, girl.
Posted by: Lee on 08/21/04 @ 06:15 AM
I thought the same thing, once. Don't even think about the 13 right now. Take it week by week. This week, think about the five. Go 2.5 out and 2.5 back using your Forerunner, because you -know- you can do 2.5 miles, and once you turn around at 2.5 to head back, it's like a horse heading for the barn... you can't help but pick up the pace because hey, it's home all the way from there. Imagine the run in your head... how strong you'll feel, how composed. Imagine the thousands of people who have done the exact same half-marathon training program before you - and they've succeeded. You can too.
Just things that have helped me. I've got 15 miles to do tomorrow, for the first time ever, and I'm extremely nervous. But having a game plan always calms me down.
Posted by: Dani on 08/21/04 @ 06:47 AM
You can do it. I know anytime I think about running more than maybe a mile it scares me... but I've done it... and I'm gradually increasing how much/fast I can run too. You just have to keep it at a realistic pace, which is what your program is doing for you.
Posted by: Nicole on 08/21/04 @ 08:14 AM
You can do it. Seriously.
Posted by: Swearing Girl on 08/20/04 @ 04:26 PM