No-Candy Lent

For Natalie-style Lent (which I started at the beginning of the month), I gave up candy. For me, that's a HUGE sacrifice because I'm a stress eater and I nearly always go for carbs. I think the 5 days sans-candy has impacted my running because today was a really hard run.

March 5 = 10 miles
March 3 = 8 miles

One Hungry Carrie

Running makes me hungry...well maybe life makes me hungry. Because I didn't do a lot of running this week but I sure did a lot of eating. At some point I'll start being consistent in my running...but don't hold your breath.

March 1: 2 miles
March 5: 10 miles

-Carrie

Mind Over Bladder

I have learned over time that in many ways running is a mental sport. Tonight it was mind over bladder. After mile 1, I had to go sooooo bad. But miraculously, I made it to mile 5 before I thought I was going to burst. Literally. 4 miles of mind over bladder. It really works.

March 1 = 5 miles

Closing out Feb

Feb 28 - 7 miles

Natalie Feb Total: 111
(unless I failed again in Math this month)

In the Zone

I know I'm either watching something I'm totally engrossed in while running or I've completely zoned out when the following happens, and it happened to me while running yesterday:

In my zoned in (or zoned out) state, I don't notice someone opened the gym door...the gym door proceeds to slam shut (because that's just what the gym door does)...I'm quickly startled out of my zoned state... and nearly trip on the treadmill... which, if I went down, would not be a very pretty sight. Luckily for me (and the person who just entered the gym), I've always managed to keep my feet under me. Let's hope I keep up my lucky zoned streak or I might not be running many more miles this year while recovering from treadmill rash.

Feb 26 = 6 miles
Feb 25 = 3 miles