Week 5, Run 4
I was a wee bit nervous about today's run after the shin splint fiasco of this week's third run when I ended up walking rather than running four miles due to sinking into the hellish vortex of shin pain. I stretched and iced them over the past two days and hoped for the best.
My plan was to run outside, but it was pretty cold (for here), and I couldn't find my little headband thing that covers my ears. That and the feeling that my shins would fare better on the treadmill led me to the gym for today's six-miler. Normally I would hate running such a long distance on the treadmill due to boredom and Hot Face, but today wasn't so bad.
My calves were sore, but my shins were okay. And I watched the last hour of You've Got Mail. Which is a great treadmill movie until the "I'm heartbroken. I feel as though a part of me has died and my mother has died all over again and nothing will ever make it right" part when Meg Ryan looks at her empty store and sees the memory of being twirled around by her mother, when I started crying right there on the treadmill which was a little embarrassing and also made it a little tough to keep up my pace. But I pulled it together and kept going. I continue to like this movie a little more every time I see it, and I've seen it A LOT. I still am not crazy about the last line of the movie, but overall, I pretty much love it. I love when Meg Ryan throws her face into the pillow after admitting she doesn't really know the man she's been falling in love with. I love when Tom Hanks is wondering why she can't forgive him and says, "Oh how I wish you would." GOD, I AM SO GLAD YOU'VE GOT MAIL WAS ON TODAY WHILE I HAD TO RUN SIX MILES. Thank you, you wonderful movie.
After it ended, I hoped against hope for another movie that would help me pass the time but not make me cry and voila! The Bodyguard! Perfect.
So, overall, I feel great about today's six-mile run. It's the farthest distance I've gone so far on this round of training, and it didn't kill me. 5 weeks down ... 11 to go! Today's best running song ... "Bend and Break" by Keane.
(This entry was moved over from a separate running blog.)
My plan was to run outside, but it was pretty cold (for here), and I couldn't find my little headband thing that covers my ears. That and the feeling that my shins would fare better on the treadmill led me to the gym for today's six-miler. Normally I would hate running such a long distance on the treadmill due to boredom and Hot Face, but today wasn't so bad.
My calves were sore, but my shins were okay. And I watched the last hour of You've Got Mail. Which is a great treadmill movie until the "I'm heartbroken. I feel as though a part of me has died and my mother has died all over again and nothing will ever make it right" part when Meg Ryan looks at her empty store and sees the memory of being twirled around by her mother, when I started crying right there on the treadmill which was a little embarrassing and also made it a little tough to keep up my pace. But I pulled it together and kept going. I continue to like this movie a little more every time I see it, and I've seen it A LOT. I still am not crazy about the last line of the movie, but overall, I pretty much love it. I love when Meg Ryan throws her face into the pillow after admitting she doesn't really know the man she's been falling in love with. I love when Tom Hanks is wondering why she can't forgive him and says, "Oh how I wish you would." GOD, I AM SO GLAD YOU'VE GOT MAIL WAS ON TODAY WHILE I HAD TO RUN SIX MILES. Thank you, you wonderful movie.
After it ended, I hoped against hope for another movie that would help me pass the time but not make me cry and voila! The Bodyguard! Perfect.
So, overall, I feel great about today's six-mile run. It's the farthest distance I've gone so far on this round of training, and it didn't kill me. 5 weeks down ... 11 to go! Today's best running song ... "Bend and Break" by Keane.
(This entry was moved over from a separate running blog.)
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