"Three miles, same as yesterday" were the instructions on my Hal Higdon's Marathon Training Schedule (Week 1 Novice). I already planned for it, actually, I know what days and how many miles I will be running daily for the next 122 days! The hard part was making the decision to do it... after that, it is just putting the plan in place and following it. Just Do It as Nike tells us (that was brilliant branding on their part)and a familiar motivational mantra that I repeat almost daily. I digress, back to Day 4 details. I ran out the door a little later than I had planned, the sun was up and it was about 80 degrees. I took off on a dirt road and took a nice slow jog down my road and then up a gentle hill. About 5 minutes into the run, I was feeling the body kicking it in gear, the legs were awake, I was beginning to break a sweat. When I reached the peak of the road, I made a right turn and headed North on pavement. I always run towards traffic and will often run in the road and as a car comes toward me, I will move to the dirt on the side of the road. Of course, this is when I am running on a road vs the dirt trails on the side of the wonderful canals of the Central Arizona Project. This day, it is a nice long, flat road up in the Rio Verde Foothills (where I live) that I can just relax, jog and listen to my music. When I reach my 1.5 mile turn around point, I am feeling oh so good and decide to go a bit further. Wednesday's will be a day that my mileage will increase over the weeks of training, so I decide to keep it going. I turn around a bit further down the road and am thrilled that the sun and heat are not putting a drag on my run. I have mountain views, fresh air, fresh legs and some great tunes. Before I know it, I am back home again and feel exhilerated and accomplished. I will be able to carry these feelings with me for the rest of the day, nice. A few months back, one day, I was fortunate to run into Valerie Bertinelli and her partner, Tom Vitale (the week after she showed up looking amazing in a 2 piece b-suit on the front of PEOPLE mag)and we had the opportunity to discuss weight loss, exercise and running. She and Tom had not yet run a half marathon and I briefly shared my 2 half marathon stories with them and offered encouragement that they can do it (remember... JUST DO IT)? Valerie shared some insight from her own experience that is oh so true & I will pass along to you. As we were discussing exercise and how it is not always easy to get started, she said "but, you never regret it when you are done" . Don't we all know that to be soo true? Those encouraging words get me out the door on the days that "I don't feel like it" or think that I am too busy to stick with the program. Now, it's TUNE TIME; It is here that I will link my favorite tune of the day. I received a few comments on how much you enjoyed SOBER from Pink yesterday and today's song of the day is Show Me What I'm Looking for by Carolina Liar. This song came at the end of my run & is always a favorite of mine. I just learned yesterday that Carolina Liar will be the opening act at the Rob Thomas concert in Houston on 10/4, now I am even more excited for the big concert.
Until tomorrow - Kelly G
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