What does that have to do with diet/exercise? Everything! Like my plans to run yesterday were totally derailed, and today I have to hang around the house waiting for the repairman. I won't bore you with the frustrating,messy,wet laundry fiasco. I walked the dog for 45 minutes at a decent pace, and I am dancing tonight with my hubby - that will have to make up for the 4 miles I lost yesterday. I WILL run tomorrow!
Diet - not bad. I actually was able to go shopping yesterday so I have meals plannned that are within the realm of healthful. Tons of fruit (I LOVE GALA APPLES)! My cold is still stuck in my face, but I feel no worse than I did yesterday so hopefully the Zicam is working and I'll be more than ready to run my 13 on Saturday. I am excited to cross another week off the schedule.
Now that I am in the final weeks of training, I have decided that Marathon is a HUGE time suck, at least for me since I run so slow. Four or five hours on a Saturday running is a lot of time to be away from the kids, and quite frankly if I have time away from the kids I would rather be doing something else, though I don't know what. I have had to cancel or decline social events on Fridays because I need to get my sleep. I have had to not schedule the kids for swim lessons because I have to make sure I get my weekly runs in... Don't get me wrong, I love how I feel when I am training. Running 17 miles is more than I ever thought I could do - and I certainly didn't think that I would ever be able to walk/function hours later. I am amazed at how strong I have become. I know that my Triathlon season will be my strongest ever - since the run was always my worst event. I can't wait to start riding my bike. I just want my flexibility back when it comes to my schedule. I want to be able to do more than just run. I want to be able to skip a day when life happens and not obsess about the miles missed.
I am glad to be doing this, but I'll be glad when it's done. Kind of my approach to everything I take on - college, army, half marathon... March is going to be a tough month. I can't tell you how much I look forward to April!
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