On my beloved training schedule that I so dearly love to doodle on, I've started jotting down notes on how I feel. What can I say, I'm a training emoticon. Last Friday I woke up with a "f all this training" attitude. I threw a toddler-sized fit. I didn't wanna run, bike, swim or even think about physical activity ever again. Sew me to the sectional, I was ready to swear myself to the life of sofa queen and adopt a daytime hobby like bedazzling clothes for pet ferrets. Yes. Obviously signs of burn out. It's also been cloudy here. A lot. Warm, but cloudy. On Saturday morning the sun came out and I wanted to run 12 miles. Go figure. It was as if the literal light turned on. I hate that the weather has this kinda hold on me.
Sun out. Happy.
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the biggest manipulating moron of them all?
I have a love / hate relationship with the Bachelor. I watched the first episode and then quit watching for awhile because I couldn't take the drama. Then I started watching again and now, well, I might as well see it through to the end. I'm no quitter. I've never quit a race and I won't give up on Ben and Courtney either. We want to believe that these Bachelor and Bachelorettes are held to some moral standard but in reality, they just wanna enjoy their 10 minutes of fame with someone that's just as nuts as they are.
Prediction: Ben picks Courtney and that they're broken up by the final episode. I'm also praying that she'll do the finger gun thing again when they bring them back together.
On a more rational note....
18 Days till my next race!
A 23K trail run in Western KY. I find this distance to be both obscure and appropriate because I've never run a trail race that's ended up being close to the exact distance that it was advertised as. Now, this could be my fault, I'm not great at math and I've known to make a pit stop for a potty break in the brush.
We all feel that way, I have a quote down, next to my trainer that says
ReplyDelete"Good athletes train when they want to, the best athletes train even when they dont"
Who says you can't run AND bedazzle clothes for your pet ferrets. It sounds like a good side business :)
ReplyDeleteholy cow friend. based on my post, your comment and your post...i think email life updates may be necessary soon. i am with you about the weather thing. esp in KY. i start to notice way more mood differences largely dependent on the weather while i am there. basically i should never leave utah...its always sunny here. so that makes 1 less thing to blame my sometimes poor attitude on ;) anywayyyy. that race sounds so dang fun. i am beyond jealous of course!
ReplyDeletealso. omg. bachelor = redic. i am proud of you for not giving up on them.
Yay for wanting to run again!
ReplyDeleteOoooh bedazzling. I could send you some things I need done! I peeked at the Bachelor last night (cuz I too can't stand it) and saw Courtney was still in the hunt. I think those 2 deserve each other.
ReplyDeleteThat is a super obscure distance. I'm jealous you are trail racing. Have fun and love it. I don't have anything scheduled until my trail marathon April 28th. I should find a March trail race.
ReplyDeleteWeird distance, but a good one! That should shake you out of the blues!
ReplyDeleteI used to watch The Bachelor, but then I grew up. Or maybe just became more of a guy. (But I still secretly root for things to work out with someone besides Trista and Ryan)
ReplyDeleteSorry you couldn't view the Database earlier. It runs scripts which are capable of doing bad things, so a lot of businesses will tighten their security belts. I promise I'm not doing anything malicious outside of watching you through your computer monitor.
how can you be sad around those beautiful horses!?! ahh i miss KY!
ReplyDeletei hope you get your tri mojo back soon! i don't know how you do it all, but you do it so well!! maybe a couch day is in order? (and well deserved!!!)
"Kill shot."
ReplyDeleteThe weather affects all of us. Dang it. I'm ready for spring to start roaring it's way in. I just have to get this snow to stop falling first...
23K?! Random- and awesome. I love odd numbers!
I enjoyed reading your blog, and I am interested in talking with you about a potential partnership.
ReplyDeleteIs there a better way to contact you? Your can reach me at tgennaro@nsphere.net.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
- Thom
Awesome Coy! I think it's going to be even nicer tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI keep notes on how I feel in my workout journal too-it was actually SUPER helpful for me when I got injured because I was able to go back and see the course of the injury (oh yeah and my stupidity!). Big life learning lesson, there.
ReplyDelete18 days!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your Bachelor prediction. Colin has only seen glimpses here and there but he watched it with me this week and was BLOWN away that Courtney was still in it ;) he said Ben was a naive idiot. I agree.
ReplyDeleteand I also suffer from weather sadness :( it sucks
I think you have good company with the weather related inertia. If you consider me good company, at least, which no one would lately. You're going to beat me to LBL by a couple of weeks. I'll be down there the 23rd of March. I'm so jealous of your race...I LOVE the Canal Loop Trail! You're going to have a great time. I'm definitely going to bookmark that race to do another time.
ReplyDeleteI so go through that too! It's amazing what sun can do to your whole mental attitude!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so with you about Ben and Courtney. I totally think he's going to pick her and they are not going to be together!!! She's super annoying!