Rest

Rest. It is good for the body, mind and soul. Rest is what I need. Rest is what I will take today. I was scheduled for a quick 30 minute run this morning before heading into the kindergarten class for learning centers. But it was raining. Still raining. It rained all weekend. No hiking on Saturday. Barely a peep of sunshine yesterday. Rain this morning. I am thankful for the rain today. My body has been telling me that it is tired. I am not sleeping well; it is hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep. I have constant headaches. I am constantly tired. I feel like a giant elephant and his best friend is sitting on my chest. I suspect that this is all due to overcommitments, stress and allergies. I have been taking the last week and a half to look over the commitments in my life to see if they are work keeping up or if they need to be cut out. I am starting back up on my allergy meds, especially the benadryl before bedtime.

Normally, the rain really starts my Seattleite SAD and my mood matches the clouds until I go for a run. Running does my body good, it clears my mind and refreshes my soul. Today I have found this rain cleansing and restful. My body is tired. Today I will sleep. Today I will rest. Tomorrow I am looking forward to sunshine and the possibility of a walk with hubby on his day off.

Busy Week, No Posts

Hello! I'm here and I'm running. I just haven't had time to blog. It's been a busy week down here. The boys had their "Holiday" parties this week and being double room mom means that I was super busy prepping for said parties.

I did run last Saturday as I mentioned in my last post. The sun was out and it was perfect running weather. The only problem was, my skirt kept riding up. I had to stop every five minutes to pull down my skirt and my under shorts. That put a damper on my desired "perfect run". What a let down. 3.1 miles, stop and go to pull out clothes. Boo!

I ran Monday. 3.1 more miles. I had a hard time with my lungs, even using my inhaler. The past few runs, I've had heavy legs, heavy lungs. Depressing runs. I did manage to find that elusive runner's high on Monday, the only redeeming factor on this run.

Tuesday, 3.1 more miles run. It was warm so I rocked my compression socks with shorts and a tank top. Another "depressing" run. I have found myself wondering what's going on? I managed to run 13.1 miles a month ago and now I'm struggling with 5k. Where's my speed? Where's my endurance???

Ran again yesterday. I decided to throw on the skirt I trained in, super cute pink compression socks and a pink tank top. I ran 5k and I found "IT"! It felt so good to run. First half was hard with my lungs, but I warmed up and found my speed. A redeeming run and it felt fabulous!

I wasn't even planning on running yesterday. My hip was hurting and I had a lot to get done before the boys got off the bust and started their Christmas vacation. But it was a gray, rainy, muggy day and I was fighting my Seattleite SAD self. I decided to shake off the depression with a mind-clearing run. Zero expectations but to get out there and shake off the darkness. What an epic run! It all clicked and felt so good! I found my "speed". I use quotes because I'm not THAT fast, but I managed to find my race pace yesterday and it felt so good. I am actually sore from yesterday's run and it feels so good!!!

As I type, I have L sitting over my left shoulder reading every.single.word. He's laughing. N is constructing some sort of fort with my laundry baskets in the spare bed. The house is already destroyed, I'm trying to keep my sanity. January 10th is a LONG way off. Just remembering yesterday's run and dreaming of my next run on Christmas day.

Happy running y'all!!!