So I’m home and it seemed that when the airplane landed on the tarmac in Halifax, my husband and I came screeching back into reality after our lovely long weekend post Army Run in Ottawa.
Packing lunches, walking kids to the school bus, dropping the other one off at pre-school, classes myself, laundry, etc etc etc. I guess that’s why vacations are so delightful.
That said, today I’m hunkered down at home reading some extremely dry text books and am planning on my first run post race.
I kind of love the post race slump because of the break in focus. I can go for 5k or 8k or 3k – whatever I want! I can trail run without the worry in the back of my mind that if I roll my ankle I’ll miss out on the race. I can take the dog and stop and let her swim at the lake without caring that my pace will not accurately reflect my run.
That said, I do easily lose motivation to keep running, so I find that I struggle with the balance of racing vs. just running.
It’s foggy here in Halifax today (no surprise there) and I’m planning on waiting until it burns off before heading into the woods with my dog.
What about you? What are your running plans on this Friday afternoon?
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