Somebody please hit me with the stupid stick. Today I did something really idiotic that I hadn't done in years. And boy, did I pay the price. Talk about stoopid! I left home without cutting my toenails!!!!! That's a huge no-no before doing a 10 mile race. Which is exactly what I did this morning in Richmond along with my daughter's husband Tino.
This was his very first race -- of any distance. And man, did he hit it out of the park.
Me, I finished in 2 hours and 14 minutes. I visited the porta-potty 3 times during the race. I did enjoy, however, the long downhill at the end of the race. At the end I knew my body had taken a beating. Eventually I sat down and took off my shoes.
Yes, indeed, folks: you reap what you sow. Tonight I am wearing my flip-flops. I am DONE! At any rate, my 12th 10-miler is now in the books.
I am going to get kinda philosophical here, but I don't think that the people in my life who love me care how fast I run or even if I run another race. And I'm learning to treat myself with the same kindness. This doesn't mean that I won't continue training as hard as I know how. It does mean that when I give it 100 percent and it still doesn't get me the results I want, I can be at peace with that. And, I know I gave it my all today.
Have a wonderful weekend!