I am now three weeks out since my last half marathon. When runners are between training cycles, it can be very difficult to decide how much to run...or not run. The first week or so is about recovering from the race, then it becomes a mental and physical tangle of wanting to run and talking oneself into cutting it short because "I'm not training for anything anyway." That's where a good running buddy comes in very handy. If you want enough time to hang out with your friend, time to pound the pavement. I also like to think about Gallileo's law of inertia...an object in motion tends to stay in motion. My old-ish muscles would have a hard time getting rolling again after an extended off period, but if I keep moving I'm much better off. About a week ago, we had a short week at school and Deb took some vacation time, so we decided to do a long run on Friday morning. I don't believe we had settled on any specific distance or time goal, just a general route. Well, we got about 6 miles in when Deb suggested we add on a loop around a pond. This is the same pond that we are anxiously waiting for the holiday lights to appear. It's not that we want to rush the holidays, just that we enjoy the decorated path. I pointed out that this addition would put us over 10 miles, but Deb pointed out that it was such a beautiful day that we shouldn't waste it. That turned out to be an excellent idea and a lovely run of just under 10.5 miles. Some day this winter when it's -20 and we opt to cut it a little short, we can remember that we opted to extend on a nicer day. Hip, hip, horray! It's quilt camp week!!! We will be at quilt camp next weekend enjoying 3 days of sewing, laughing, running, laughing, making new friends, eating and more laughing. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Stephanie and I were just on FaceTime trying to figure out the pattern she was preparing for next week when she reminded me to bring my headlamp for running. It is still dark here at 7:30am, so we will definitely need some lighting, but perhaps a little less on Sunday morning when we will be falling back an hour. The Camp Lebanon staff are fabulous cooks, so a nice long run is very refreshing. Halloween is also coming up this week. I'm a number of years beyond marching around the neighborhood trick-or-treating, but it is fun to see kids dressed up in costumes both at school and at our door. Have you ever done a costume run? I have never done a Halloween-themed one, but did wear holiday spirit wear/costumes for the Snowflake Shuffle a couple of times. Maybe Charlie and I will got out running in costumes this week; in the dark no one would even notice! Charlie wore his costume to do his volunteer work this weekend. Would you give this guy a treat? Buzz Buzz . The clerk at Dollar Tree asked if I had a "little one who is going as a bumble bee" this year. Ummm...yes??? Speaking of the Snowflake Shuffle, the date is Saturday, December 7th at St. Ben's in St. Joseph, MN and raises funds for the track and cross country teams at the college. It is always a fun day and a good cause. Plus, a race put on by runners is generally going to be well organized because they know what they like. And, there will be hot chocolate, what else could a person want?
I will be continuing to use my law of inertia to keep myself moving into the fall and winter weather, like Dorie always says, just keep swimming (running). Have a great Halloween and dare to wear a costume on your next run! Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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