Tag: running

so, that probably was a stupid thing to do but i was bored and the weather was nice and cool and i haven’t ran in a while so when i set out to do an 8 mile/10k it ended up being 21km.

thoughts and notes to self: (1)
1. 10km is pretty easy if i allow myself some breaks for water/walking. no mental exertion. (2)
2. 10-12 flew by very quickly.
3. around 12-16km i get on a high where i’m really loving the push. is this runner’s high? must look up. still feels tedious but i’m enjoying it.
4. 16-18km was tough but not impossible.
5. 19-21 i thought i was going to die. well… not REALLY. but it was very, very challenging to not just hop on the streetcar (that was already in bathurst/king area, so definitely an option). i just wanted to see if i CAN finish – 2km makes no difference that close. and now i know that i CAN! so, yay.

plan for next 12 weeks: not going to do anything THIS crazy again, but definitely continue to build up stamina in 8km chunks of running. hope to do a shorter run (4-6km) around wednesday, and 8km next weekend.

(1) apparently my site needs more footnotes.
(2) since when do i talk about sports? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?