Monday, August 17, 2009

I Want To Go Running!

Ever since I've had my baby, all I have wanted to do was get back to running. I really miss it. I went for the first time on Saturday. It was good but not great. I could feel every. bit. of. me. jiggle. Ugh. And as I was driving home from errands just now, I saw a super hardcore runner (it's 108 out) and wished it was me out there. Well, first I laughed at him cause he was one of those fruit loops who does lunges and jumping jacks on the corner while waiting for the light to change. But then I wished I was out running just like him. Anyway, it made me think, "Was I really the girl who would go running almost every day?" "Was I really the girl who could run up South Mountain and back down again?" "Was I really the girl who got up at 3:30 a.m. in the summer to go for a long run before the sun came out?" "Was I really the girl who ran 2 marathons?" "Was I really the girl who ran a 7 min mile?" Don't laugh at that last one, that's actually fast for me, okay? I realized that girl doesn't seem like me right now and dang it, I really want to be that girl again. I'm doing my best to find the time but it's so flipping hot right now I would probably pass out if I ran during the day. I don't have any new running buddies in my neighborhood yet to run with me at night and the early morning is out for now. Like I'm really going to get up at 5 a.m. after getting up at 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. to feed the baby. So like I said, I'm doing my best to get out there and I'm just going to have to be cool with that until things change. I really was that girl once, I swear.

4 comments:

Jamie said...

Yes you are that girl. Yes you will be that girl soon. Just give it time, 4 more weeks and it will be SO wonderful to run outside again. I'm craving running too, it is just too hot right now. I've never been "that girl" running at 3,4 or 5am. NO THANKS! Good luck.

Momma Dianna said...

Me too...I gotta get my booty moving if I wanna run the PF Chang's Rock N' Roll marathon in January! I used to be such a runner too and so many things prevent staying on track, that and bad knees from all the years of competition! You'll get back in and 2 marathon's...I still gotta run one! My late 30th birthday gift to myself. At least that's the plan!

Summer said...

I'm so ready to be able to get out and do something too. A little at a time for me...and I think a 7 min. mile is pretty awesome! Don't be too hard on yourself!

Jamie and Heather Darger said...

YOu are that girl still....and so much more. You'll get your groove on soon.