I realize it’s been a few days. Shame on me. Much has happened, and I must fill you in on events.
Saturday: ran 4 miles with my good friend S. This was the first part of my “combo run” (you run x+2 miles one day, then y the next day, and x+y equal the entire distance you need to run). On my way to meet S (which was, happily, in the sun after several days of rain) I happened onto a field. And a couple of these:
No, not the wet leaves, silly. The ladybug. Here’s another:
(yes, that’s my arm in there, sorry …). That run went well. Afterwards it was off to a group meeting, followed by a farewell dinner for my sister, ’cause she’s moving to San Francisco (yay for her, boo for me). Dinner, fortunately, was sushi, which I enjoyed whole-heartedly without the tiniest twinge of guilt (and it was delicious. Highly recommend Yatai, especially for their happy hour specials).
Sunday. I was due to run 11 miles. My running mates (the ones that were running the same intervals as I was, L & C) were going to do 15. I was supposed to turn back at some point and return on my own. But I wasn’t looking forward to that. When you’re running long distances, running with other people helps SO much. So I asked myself: “Do 11 miles and run back on my own, or just do the whole 15 and keep up with these guys?” Had a tough time deciding, until I thought back to my inspiration for this whole mad thing (see About page for details) and asked myself: “What would Eddie do?” The answer was clear: do the 15. And I did. For an equivalent of a 17-mile run.
Yes, it wasn’t easy. Yes, it actually hurt to stop (oddly). And I now finally really get what people mean when they say that running these distances is 95% mental. Your body can do it. But your mind will try its darndest to convince you it can’t. The hardest thing about these runs is telling your mind to SHUT UP and let you get on with it. On our way back we saw this guy sunning himself (again, apologies for the “me” shadow):
That was kind of sweet.
Cleanse: well, unfortunately, I didn’t make my flush day this week. Because of what I was scheduled to do on Saturday, I just didn’t get my instructions in time to be able to adequately prepare for it. But I will do this week, and though I’ll be running 10 miles on Sunday, I am planning on having that for my flush day (I think that between juicing and smoothies and broth I can manage my hunger). In general, I’m doing very well with abstaining from caffein, alcohol, sugar, refined flour, potatoes. Drinking a lot more juice, eating more fruits and veggies is also pretty good. What I struggle with the most seems to be the food combining: when I eat my rice, I just kind of want some chicken or something to go with it. That’s possibly been the hardest thing. Must focus more on juice this week.
I’ve been feeling more energized, which is great, and a bit lighter, as well. Though since I’m doing all this running in combination with the cleanse, it’s somewhat tricky pinning exactly what effect is from which cause. Must keep on keeping on!
AND it’s time for me to get going with my day.
LOVE all around, see ya again soon.
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