I took exactly one week off of running after the Brooklyn Half Marathon. At the end of 2011, I planned on running exactly one half marathon during the early months of 2012. Five months later, I've run three, and raced two. (The Manhattan Half marathon doesn't count as a race for me, since I ended up running it a day late, by myself.) But I definitely gave the NYC Half and Brooklyn Half my all. Since I've never done so many weeks of training and half marathons in a row (which I know is nothing for most people!) I decided I wanted to give myself a break and take a week off.
I was really sore after Brooklyn, so was okay the first few days without running. But by Wednesday, day 4, I wanted to get back out there. On Thursday, we left for Traverse City, Michigan, which would have been the perfect place to run everyday!
But I still waited. Instead, I ate. A LOT. And stayed up way too late many nights in a row. And went wine tasting.
On Saturday, one week after Brooklyn, I finally went for a slow, 3 mile run along the lake. It was great to get back out there, even just for a short run. Now I'm excited to be back to running on a normal basis again! Or perhaps not so normal.
Last week, while taking my running break, I saw a Twitter post about the Runner's World Summer Running Streak and was intrigued. I've never run more than 4 days in a row. And now I'm going to attempt to run 38 days in a row. While the mileage isn't a problem (if I only run 1 or 2 miles three days a week), the heat, showering situation and making myself get out there every day might be!
I'm not a morning person. AT ALL. I struggle to wake up at 8am, 9am, 11am, or 4pm from a nap. (Hmm, maybe I just have a sleeping problem!) The Runner's World Running Streak means I'll either have to wake up to run everyday before work, or shower twice a day if I wait to run after work. I suppose some days it'll be so hot that I'll want to shower twice, but that gets old, and my hairdresser would not be pleased with me washing my hair twice a day! :) So, stay tuned and check back for updates to see if I make it 3 or 4 days, or 38 days! The Streak starts tomorrow!
What's the maximum number of days you've run in a row? Are you trying the Runner's World Summer Running Streak?
I was really sore after Brooklyn, so was okay the first few days without running. But by Wednesday, day 4, I wanted to get back out there. On Thursday, we left for Traverse City, Michigan, which would have been the perfect place to run everyday!
But I still waited. Instead, I ate. A LOT. And stayed up way too late many nights in a row. And went wine tasting.
On Saturday, one week after Brooklyn, I finally went for a slow, 3 mile run along the lake. It was great to get back out there, even just for a short run. Now I'm excited to be back to running on a normal basis again! Or perhaps not so normal.
Last week, while taking my running break, I saw a Twitter post about the Runner's World Summer Running Streak and was intrigued. I've never run more than 4 days in a row. And now I'm going to attempt to run 38 days in a row. While the mileage isn't a problem (if I only run 1 or 2 miles three days a week), the heat, showering situation and making myself get out there every day might be!
I'm not a morning person. AT ALL. I struggle to wake up at 8am, 9am, 11am, or 4pm from a nap. (Hmm, maybe I just have a sleeping problem!) The Runner's World Running Streak means I'll either have to wake up to run everyday before work, or shower twice a day if I wait to run after work. I suppose some days it'll be so hot that I'll want to shower twice, but that gets old, and my hairdresser would not be pleased with me washing my hair twice a day! :) So, stay tuned and check back for updates to see if I make it 3 or 4 days, or 38 days! The Streak starts tomorrow!
What's the maximum number of days you've run in a row? Are you trying the Runner's World Summer Running Streak?
I'm going to try it, too! Like you, the logistics of just getting out there are going to be the hardest part for me. Plus, the showering...I hate taking 2 showers a day!
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