One is the lonliest number...

Tonight we planned for a 'short run' night. Originally that was going to be 3 miles. Instead, I came up with the brilliant idea that we should try to do 2.75 miles exactly (our race mileage) to see how fast we could do it. I figured it would be good to have a base time and go from there...

So after the warm up, the stretching, the calculating (1/2 mile to the grey house, etc.) we were off and running. 'Cept Kate was off and flying and I was, well, off and crawling. I will say it was one hell of a windy day and I will say that I kept a solid clip for how I was feeling. I mean, I felt like I pretty much gave it my all. Just the same, Kate was a la Road Runner and I was operating as the turtle that didn't win the race.

I kept running with a wide stance in hopes that I'd cover lost ground. I know that was probably a bad idea, and even as it was happening I was trying to stop it, but I just couldn't. Somewhere, the wiring in my brain tells me "You have long legs, use them to your advantage and stretch out that run!!!" and I'll be damned if I can stop my own brain. Anyway, when I was finished and checked in with Speedy, I found she gave it her all too. :) Kate was actually really close to her goal pace and I was, well, 2 minutes and change behind my overall time. Ah well, better run next time. For both of us. Although it was lonely running without Kate (she was a little ant in the distance) it was a good opportunity to have the 'race' feeling of trying to catch up. And really, I was proud of her!

Now I am left with super tight calves (a result of my wide stance running???) and this nagging question: I have been sluggish lately working out...WHAT GIVES?! Kate has been running (and biking) circles around me. I'm not feeling the rush I felt from a good day of exercising, I'm not feeling fast and full of life. It is less than two months now (yesterday was 2 months!) to race day and I should be powering it out now. Instead, it's blah. Why?!

And as I ran tonight alone, I did me some thinking. I have a new potential theory. Diet. Perhaps the culprit to my lack of energy is the fact that I didn't eat healthy in December and haven't really cleaned up my act much lately. I mean, could it be??? Could chocolate chip cookies and ice cream not be the energizers that I thought them to be? ;) I have been sleeping fine, working fine, keeping busy cleaning the home but nothing too crazy. Hmmm...interesting interesting. So at this point I think changing my diet might not be a bad idea. Well heck, it wouldn't be a bad idea anyway but now it's seeming even more and more appealing. It will be interesting to see how the change affects me. I'll keep ya posted. :)

That's all for now, I'm going to take my slow butt to the shower for a quick rinse & do more calf stretching...and less cookie eating...