Yesterday was another one of those long days. I left work an hour early for school, and then sat in class for three hours. By the time I got home, I had been gone for exactly 12 hours, and sitting for probably 90% of that time.
That’s a lot of sitting.
I debated the entire way home on whether or not I should go for a run. I really wanted to. All I could think about all day long was how badly I wanted to go for a run, but it was after 7:00, I hadn’t eaten since 3:00 and I was starving.
I decided on a compromise. As soon as I walked through the door I grabbed a banana, ate it while I changed, and headed out for a run before I had time to talk myself out of it.
I knew it was going to be a good running day, I could feel it. But the whole time factor was really getting in the way, so I decided Id just do a short one, maybe 20 minutes, maybe 15. I just needed to move for a bit.
And then I got going.
I knew I was going faster than usual when I started, and I figured Id just go with it until I burned out.
Then I looked at my Garmin about a kilometer later and realized I was holding a faster pace than ever before. It was maybe a bit too fast (7:34), and I got progressively slower as I went. I even walked a bit towards the very end.
But somehow, by some miracle, I still managed to pull this off:
5k – 40 seconds faster than my best time ever. Ummmm . . . what?
I’m not sure how it happened, but it did, and it was awesome.
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I swear… sometimes even when I’m exhausted, those can be the best runs! I work out in the mornings, but really need to get back in the habit of going out and running a bit with my roommate again after work. Because even with the workout, I sit ALL DAY. Not fun.
You’re awesome! I would never have had the motivation to do that. You’re kind of my hero.
Thanks. I don’t know if I’d call it motivation though. The desperate urge to run doesn’t come very often these days, so I need to take advantage when I can.
Wow, awesome run! Those are always the moments when you wish someone was around to high five, right? I guess that’s why we have blogs, though.
haha I did call my mom right away. She sort of gave me a verbal high five, does that count?
look at you, all superwoman and stuff!!
I still don’t know how to do it….I’m whining like crazy and I’m only learning about nails…LOL
Good on you, hero-lady!
You just started, you’ll get the hang of it. You just have to learn to love not being able to have a life.
Awesome!!! Fueled by bananas?! Who knows?! Maybe just fuled by that desire to run. WTG!!!
It’s the unexpected moments that really count, right? Great job!!
I have such a hard time sitting all day…and when I get home, I often have no motivation to go on a run! How awesome that you had such a great run after one of those days! Yay! I hope you are doing well, sweet girl. Your words always make me smile!
Holy batman fast! I think I remember you and I running similar paces and uh yeah, I could never do that!
Nice job, girl!
WOW! Fantastic run lady!!!
Congratulations! That’s awesome!