Learning, growing and sore....

I am active... I always view myself as kinda lazy... I guess that's the overachiever in me... but what can I do, I had parents that were constantly in motion... so they set the bar high!

So when I have a softball game with work - and have a run day ... what do I do? Of course, I RUN to the SOFTBALL GAME.. :) lol

Running up the west side bike/skate path in New York is challenging to say the least... but it's better than running the Brooklyn Bridge right after work. It's much less crowded, and while you have to deal with the bikes, skaters, mom's with stroller/bike things whizzing by you because at times the path is really narrow, it wasn't that bad. I plotted out the course from work to the game (which was on 53rd and 11th) as about 4.8 miles. Usually on Tuesdays I only run 3... so I decided to walk the first mile, and try and run the rest... I did the 3.8 in about 42 minutes. I was tired because I missed my recovery run on Sunday. Note - yes, a 3 mile run in my life is now viewed as "recovery"... :) I guess that's something to be thankful for!

I must say, every time I run, for the first 2 miles, I feel like "OH MY GOD I WAS NUTS TO EVER AGREE TO RUN A MARATHON"... hahahahahah. Then eventually I sink into feeling okay - but I still have to be conscious the whole time of my frame, relaxing, my breathing, relaxing.. and mostly ... relaxing. I see other runners and they look so... I don't know - at peace and in the zone. I always think I look like my head is about to explode. :) I've also learned a little to stop caring about what I look like when I run.

So I did the run... made it in decent time... got to the game.. and played catcher the first 4 innings....

Telegraph to self.

Self - Do not run and play catcher the same day. STOP Your legs are going to want to kick you in the head the next day STOP Remember this the next time you get into the crazy-multi-task-running headspace STOP... AND JUST STOP. :)

I think possibly if I would have run in the morning, and not right before the game - maybe it would have made a difference... and next time, I'll try that! lol

Other issue right now is my eczema... naturally (not intentionally) increasing my carbs because I'm running so much is causing my eczema to go NUTS! The way I linked was through my wonderful MD who deals mostly with natural supplements and acupuncture for treating patients. He mentioned yesterday when I was complaining about it, that I should cut my carbs because often times eating them are linked to eczema and those types of conditions/diseases.

So I'm going to start reading up on what I can do to replace the carbs and still be fueled... any ideas out there let me know... of course increasing the protein is the obvious choice, but will that really cure my insatiable appetite??

Whew. Day off today - thanks be to G-d... off to a songwriters circle tonight as my reward (and research for the first songwriters circle I'm performing in next month)...

All in all, learning, growing... and sore :) As you can see from the picture, my eyes were tired !!!!!

Thanks for reading... and sharing with me...

Curly
xo