Night run.

I didn't get a chance to run in the morning due to having an early dentist appointment. I had a big dinner last night and then had to wait longer to run. The best thing about living in Stansbury is there are some good roads to run on that not a lot of cars travel on. It makes me feel a little safer when I do have to get a run in at night.

I'm glad it's finally starting to warm up a little. I'm sure it won't last. When I was doing my cool down last night, I started pondering about the marathon and realized that this thing is right around the corner. April 18th. Feelings of being nervous and anxiety ran through my body and still run through my body right now. I ponder if I will be able to run it with no problems or be one of those runners that has many problems during the race. I wonder if my mind will be ready for the race and if I have the notorious, "Mind over matter" skill.

Last night I did get a little tired during my run and felt like I needed to stop. My body was telling me it was tired and I could feel it in my legs. I just about stopped but then quickly realized that I have to push myself because it will help me come marathon time. I was able to continue my entire run without stopping and I felt good at the end of my run. Hopefully I can mantain that same ability throughout the race.

A good run.

Saturday's run (01/31/09) went really well. It was a little cold to begin with but about 10 minutes into the run, I got warmed up pretty quickly. We ran by Gardner Village. The photo was some of the other teammates I run with. All of them are great! It's fun running with a group like this that have the same cause in mind. These weren't the only ones that ran on Saturday. This was just a quick little photo we took while we were at one of our aid stations.

My IT bands held up very well. The time I took off was very well needed. I purchased a new thing called, "The Stick". It is like a massager for all sorts of muscles. This thing has been wonderful! I wish I would have bought one along time ago. It definetly helps with deep tissue massaging.

I did notice on my run that my fitness isn't where it needs to be. I wasn't breathing as easily during my run but I'll take that over pain in the legs any day. At least I can build up my fitness with time.