Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Starting from Scratch: Very Frustrating

Date: 16 September 2008 / Distance: 4 mi / Time: 36:22

I checked my records.  Today's run goes down in training history as the slowest 4 miler on record.  I ran a faster 4 miler back in 1999 when I first started running in my cheap, ill-fitting, JC Penney shoes.  I have to admit, I'm feeling a little depressed.  I've spent MONTHS training only to be fouled up by a food poisoning incident in Mexico.  I'm really trying to get re-motivated this week.  I'm going to run every day so I can make up all the days I've lost and to gain my normal stride back.  We'll see how it goes.  For now, I feel like I'm sitting under a storm cloud.

2 comments:

saffron said...

Cheer up, buddy! You're doing GREAT! Why don't you stop timing yourself for a little while and just try to enjoy the run?

Karen said...

I know. We're not doing the race for time this time around -- i just want to get back to my normal running stride. :( meh.