6.25.2012

Baby Steps

Saturday morning was the 5 mile NYRR Pride Run - a run I've been wanting to do for a couple of years, and it definitely didn't disappoint. I had missed the Central Park loop, and it was so nice to be back in familiar territory. My biggest accomplishment, however? Running the whole five miles, no walk breaks. Boo ya. After the first 15 minutes or so, I kept telling myself "make it to 20 minutes" then "make it to two miles, then "make it to thirty minutes," at which point I realized that I could, and should, just push through to the finish. It wasn't fast, but I kept telling myself that it's going to take baby steps to get back in shape...baby steps up Harlem Hill... baby steps up Cat Hill... It was a great feeling, and made especially so since my foot cooperated quite nicely.

This morning I finished three miles in between thunderstorms. My hills kicked ass, and I wasn't even startled by the guy waving his wang all over the place by the giant booze warehouse. I live in a colorful neighborhood. The best part? (definitely not Captain Indecent Exposure) My last mile was under 11:00. And my slowest was just over. I just keep telling myself that as long as I keep putting in the work, the results will come, and that I just need to trust that it'll come together. This run definitely started my week off on the right foot (ha), and I'm already looking forward to my next run on Wednesday. It feels so good to be back.

10 comments:

  1. woohoo!! glad your race went well and that you seem to be bouncing back from your injury!

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  2. BAHAHAHA gotta love running in NY. Congrats on running the whole time - in that humidity it is quite the accomplishment!

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    1. OMG IT WAS SO GROSSS out!!!! The best part was the popsicle.

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    2. LOL! At mile 4 I thought about the promise of a popsicle the entire way. I am a sucker for sugar.

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  3. Nice job on the 5- mile race! We have some weird local residents here but as of yet no genitalia on my run,so I'll consider myself lucky.

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  4. Great job running the entire 5 miles!

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  5. Running 5 miles with no walking is more than I can do right now. Enjoy that fact.

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  6. It's so awesome when you actually do better than you intended. Well done. Hartford, here we come!

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  7. So glad to hear you're back!!! Running 5 miles, in the park nonetheless without stopping is a huge deal...YEAH!

    We were just in central park last week...saw Norah Jones;)

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