Last night's high of raising $130 quickly turned into this morning's slump of tiredness. There was very little of me that wanted to run this morning. Again my stomach was bugging me (could have been all the spinach & herb dip or cookies from the party). After Nicole and I both whined to each other about not wanting to get up and go - we both did get up and get ready to run. It was chilly and did end up raining on us. I had decided on the car ride there that I would just run the 2 miles necessary and call it a day. That didn't happen. I quickly ended up with my normal group and ran 3.2 miles around town. We did about a 13 minute mile and it wasn't bad at all. At about mile 1.5 my stomach decided to remind me of my poor eating choices the night before. As it rumbled I listened, slowed down, and prayed I wouldn't have to stop. Without letting anyone know what was going on inside my body I kept running and my running buddy Jen kept talking to me. Without realizing it, the rumbling went away and we finished strong. After chatting and stretching for a few minutes Nicole and I headed to the Bagel Bakery for breakfast! The 3 mile timed run is next week - I'll have my pace group and then the following week we'll increase in miles. Overall things are still going well. I need to focus more this week on keeping a training schedule, including cross training, and eating well the night before. Some week it will all fall into place I'm sure.
On a side note: I was insistent on eating well today so before I headed to PA, I bought a 20oz. G2 and a 23oz water for the ride. I decided to skip my usual wawa stop and just stop at the PA rest stop. That proved to be a VERY poor choice. When I began to merge onto 95N I realized I had to go to the bathroom - like...very soon. That wouldn't have been a problem normally because the PA rest stop would be coming within 20 mins or so. However, some genius decided to close 2 of the 4 northbound lanes on 95 this weekend due to construction. So...It took me over 35 minutes to travel about 5 miles. All the while shifting in my seat as I got more and more uncomfortable. At this point my G2 was 3/4 gone and my water was 1/2 gone. Who could blame me...I was thirsty! I decided to get off whatever exit was first - bad choice! I traveled into downtown Wilmington - where there are NO places to head to the bathroom. When I felt as though I was going to burst or cry from frustration of not knowing where I was and desperately having to pee...I stopped at a convienence store/gas station/pizza shop. I walked in and asked if they had a bathroom. I must have looked desperate because I was ushered to the back kitchen where the door to the bathroom had tips on what to do if being burglarized. After waiting for a worker to finish using the bathroom I finally had my chance. THANK GOD! The traffic and bathroom adventure extended my trip by an hour. A little annoyed but overall relieved I finished my trip and my drinks and arrived in PA safely! Words of Wisdom - DON'T drink all that and skip the normal bathroom stop in an effort to save time.
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