"I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack! I'm baaaaaack in the saddle again!" I thought the great Aerosmith song "Back in the Saddle" describes how I am feeling about my running lately. I ran over 20 miles this week for the first time since May and had a nice run this morning. I didn't run particularly fast and have run further a couple dozen times, but, for the first time in a few weeks, it just felt right.
Here's what the first 3 weeks of July looked like in terms of my mileage:
Here's what the last week or so has looked like:
There were many reasons why my running was down, but I'm just happy to be back at it. Physically and mentally, I just feel right when I am running regularly.
I feel pretty good after almost 9 miles today, so I'll probably do some running before heading to church with the family tomorrow morning. I officially signed up for the Crim 10 Mile on Aug. 25 and The Brooksie Way Half Marathon on Sept. 30th (for which I'll be running with a team from work). I also may do the "Run Thru Hell", a race through Hell, MI (yes, there is such a place). This is a 10 mile race (there is also a 4.8 mile "weenie run") which I would consider a warmup for the Crim.
I wasn't able to run the Crim last year due to the passing of my Grandfather, Wilbur (Willie). I plan to dedicate the race to him in some manner. I have some ideas.
Ever need to come back from a lull or layoff? How did you get back to "normal"?
Any plans for upcoming races?
Crim is an awesome race and I plan to be there too. I've heard great things about the Run through Hell, but I've never run it myself. I'd like to run the half at Grand Rapids, which is the same day as Detroit.
ReplyDeletegreat job....and welcome back!
ReplyDeleteawesome job coming back! I have been going back and forth with the crim. If I sign up, it won't be until last minute. I definitely have had running lulls the past month and I just try to take every run one day at a time.
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