Hi there everyone,
Hope you all had a Happy 4th of July!
I escaped the humidity and heat of NYC for the overcast and cool skies of Cape Cod. I got out of the city on Wednesday night and was so happy at the wonderful beach and running weather of the Cape. Thursday was a wonderful 3.5 mile run - the same one I did Memorial Day weekend except this time it was effortless. I can really feel how well my body has adjusted to the training. Thursday afternoon I mapped out an awesome 8 mile run to Chappaquoit Beach which is a route that is super heavy on hills - in fact it is basically all hills the entire way along the ocean. So Friday I took it easy and ran 2 miles and walked 1 mile because I knew I had the big long run the next day.
I woke up on Saturday and my family were making bacon, sausage, hash browns, eggs and toast...I resisted and prepped for my run with lots of water and a good 20 minutes of stretching. I told my family to drive the route to look for me if I wasn't back in 2 hours...lol! The 4 miles to "Chappy" were a breeze and my pace was right on target even on all of those hills. On the way back things went well until about mile 6.5 when all my toes went numb. I got nervous and had horrible images of my toes turning black and having to be chopped off due to lack of circulation and I couldn't stop those images from running through my mind - the level of paranoia was hysterical now but quite frightening in the moment. Ha ha! So I am running and moving and scrunching my toes trying to get some life back in them and I just pushed ahead reminding myself that I only have a mile and a half left...no big deal. The last mile felt as good as the first one and I was done! I did a very difficult 8 mile run and it made me feel like some sort of super hero! I could see fireworks going off and a big band cheering me on....all in my mind of course!
As a follow-up - I looked up the toe numb thing and apparently sometimes when running over 5 miles a nerve is pinched and you lose feeling. So they say to land differently and it helps. Good knowledge to store away.
Sorry I don't have anything more exciting to report. I am just eating like a truck driver...very healthy foods but often because of all the calories I am burning every day. The running is becoming an addiction...every day I can't wait to get my run in and all day I think about my upcoming run. I asked my other friends training for the marathon if they are getting obsessive and they all said they were too. I guess when you are focused and passionate about something you do sink all your time and energy into it....new love, a new part, a new film you are writing etc.
So I am remembering to stay PRESENT and ENGAGED....which has helped with the obsession a lot!
Till next time.....
XO,
Jen
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