So there’s not been much blogging. I could say a lot about why but it’s not terribly interesting and mostly I’ve been just been very tired. Every rag you pick up off the shelf on running always says listen to your body, and in a way I’ve been shouted out of the room by my body. It mostly just wants to sleep these days.
Running is going slowly and I’ve managed to be patient enough with myself to still just keep doing it- barely. It’s been surprisingly hard not running at times though. I’m envious to see The Man return from very long runs on the weekend with a red, salty face and enjoy his hour long baths followed up with massive dinners. He’s gone on with running – aiming for a pb in Amsterdam Marathon. I find myself somewhere else.
I am doing things though. I gave my half marathon place to my boss today- both a relief and a gift of sorts. I’ve become a facilitator, organising our business teams for the 8km and Half Marathon. It’s actually quite nice to help make the day for people. We’re already wondering what will be the next big day out for us all as a team.
There is one race on the horizon for me though, the Dam tot Dam Loop, one of the most popular races in Holland and 16km is still manageable for me. I’ll be running with business team with the Man who has promised to take the gas off for the day and run for fun with me.
I’ve been reading my blogroll the past few days, guilt had kept me away for a while, and I realised that lots of others are also trying to get themselves out of slumps and doing their best to just put down one k after another. It was quite a comfort. Our running lives are full of highs and lows and all we can do is to just keep going, one k at a time. Ron Teunisse says it best for me. You’ll get the idea on Google Translate.
Praten
Soms word ik gek van ‘praten’. Overal wordt
gepraat, overlegd, gediscussieerd.
Een overdaad aan zogenaamde sociale contacten.
We moeten alles bespreken, begrijpen, uiten.
Wij lopers zijn bevoorrecht. Het maakt niet uit
hoe snel, hoe goed, hoe ver we gaan: we zijn
onderweg. We hebben allemaal ons eigen
verhaal, onze eigen fantasieën. We laten het
geklets en gezeur achter ons en gaan op ons
doel af. Geen uitleg, geen tegenspraak, geen
misverstand.
Ron Teunisse.
Here’s the log:
Sunday 26th June: 9.6km 01:00:35
Monday 27th June: 5km 00:34:12
Wed 29th June: 8.4km 00:50:42
Fri 1st July: 5km 00:29:37
Sun 3rd July: 8.1km 00:48:01
Tue 5th July: 5km 00:35:15
Mon 11th July: 5.4km 00:33:54 (In Amagasaki, Japan)
Wed 13th July: 9.6km 01:05:11 ( In Amagasaki, Japan)
Tue 19th July: 5km 00:33:21 (start of holidays)
Sat 23rd July: 5.2km 00:34:10 (In Switerzerland )
Mon 25th July: 11.7km hike in mountains 03:33:12 (In Switzerland)
Thurs 28th July: 17km cycle around lake 01:31:08 (In Switzerland)
Sun 31st July: 12km 01:10:57
Tue 2nd Aug: 5km 00:34:24
Sun 7th Aug: 8.4 00:44:39
Sat 20th Aug: 5km 00:35:23
Sun 21st Aug: 12km 01:05:46
Wed 24th Aug: 5km 00:34:34
and a few more that I need to properly log.
all we can do is try! sometimes two or three km can feel like a marathon but the thing that counts is doing whatever feels right. that sounds terribly new-age but if you run you know what it means