The Wall

Well, it happened. I've hit the running wall. That feeling when each and every time I lace up my shoes, I'm dreading the run ahead of me.  Most times I've still gone out and slogged through the miles, but man it hasn't been pretty. For that reason, I'm taking a break and not running the Marine Corps Marathon in October.  Part of me feels like a major quitter, but the other part of me knows that this is what my body and mind need right now. I don't want to feel bad when I don't get in 35+ miles Monday-Friday. I don't want to feel bad when I snooze through that 4:50am alarm clock because I just need some good 'ol sleep.  We're off to Cape Cod Friday (wooo!) for a week, I'm going to visit friends all over the East Coast this summer, we have season tickets to UVA football this fall, and the thought of feeling down on myself for missing all of those long runs just wasn't worth it compared to the fun and joy I'll be having elsewhere.

Don't worry, I'm not done with running (I know most of you won't worry, but I will!).  DC gals, did you know that Nike is running a women's half marathon here this spring?! You best bet I'll be at that start line. The Army 10 miler is still on my calendar for October, too. AND, if I can get in through the random drawing, my ultimate goal is to run the Nike Women's Marathon in San Fran fall of 2013.  That can be my own personal honeymoon:)

Time for a break and a reboot. I'm excited because I'm starting Barre classes in Georgetown next month (yeah teacher discounts!) and I want to get into some other fitness routines that I've neglected because of running.  Oh, and did I mention we're planning a wedding AND trying to buy a home? Talk about a time commitment.....!!!

Running, it's been real. We'll still have dates every now and then, and hopefully we'll be back in a committed relationship come this winter!