Sometimes you just need a laugh. And, what better day for that than a FRIDAY?! Today’s blog isn’t motivational. I hope you’re not too disappointed. Instead, it has one goal: to make you lol. So…here’s to all of you fitness “freaks” who will hopefully appreciate the humor in these as much as I do!
Month: September 2014
We Pounced The D!!
It’s Monday afternoon, and I am multitasking like a mad woman and dreaming of getting a Starbucks coffee. Ahhhhh…coffee…!
To say that the weekend wasn’t very restful would be a HUGE understatement. It was a whirlwind of expo set up, sales, tear down, inventory, and then a fabulous race filled with all of the sparkle a girl could ask for! So, yes, I’m a tired lady. But, it was totally worth it.
My weekend started with an early morning down at Cobo Hall in Detroit to finish setting up Sparkle.Pounce.’s first race expo booth!
You Are Never Done, Darling
Just as I was getting over the rush of completing my 50 miler, I got an email today containing the finisher’s photo that I ordered.
And it all came back to me. All the excitement, the pride, the disbelief that I actually ran 50 miles. CRAZINESS!
The timing of this email was perfect. I will be running the Detroit Women’s Half Marathon this Sunday, and just this morning I was thinking how I wasn’t really feeling ready to run that far. It will be harrrrrrrd. Maybe I could just go and cheer? My legs are not feeling it just yet….
And then it hit me, this run is going to be amazingly FUN! My sister is running it with me, as well as some friends, and a whole group of ladies on Team Sparkle.Pounce. that will be sporting matching shirts. Plus, it’s an all WOMEN’S race! WOOT! WOOT! Of course I’m going to run it.
Sometimes I think that’s what happens to me after I achieve something big. I feel like I’m done. Wahoo! I did it! But…that’s not really how it works. Yup! You did it! Awesome! Now, what are you going to do next? For me, I always need another goal to work towards. Something to keep me moving.
Detroit Women’s Half…here I come!
Sparkle.Pounce.Never be done.
Hurts So Good.
I am an Ultra Runner.
Man, that feels good! And yet, it hurts. So. Much.
Yesterday and today I have gotten quite a few texts and emails from friends and family, checking in to see how I’m feeling. Here is a compilation of my responses:
Rough.
My face still looks like I got hit by a bus.
Still haven’t been able to sleep well.
Getting up and down out of chairs (and off the toilet) is a huge chore.
My ankles are swollen.
I’m a bit of a wreck.
My quads are still extremely sore.
I’m hurting. Bad.
And yet, I have also had a few people ask me if I’d ever run another 50 miler, and the answer has been…Yes! I think I would!
The race was amazing. I honestly couldn’t have asked for it to go any better. It was a 16.6 mile loop comprised of mostly beautiful, single-track trails, that we had to run three times. It rained a lot the night before, so there were some really muddy spots where it was impossible to run.
I Am Full
Tomorrow morning I will be attempting to complete my first 50 mile ultra marathon. Deep. Breaths.
Today, I’m overflowing with a mix of emotions.
It’s hard to explain, really. I haven’t felt this emotional about a race since my last Ironman (two summers ago). And I really didn’t expect to be experiencing these feelings today. But, I woke up this morning to a Facebook post from my little sister, and I almost started to cry.
As with one other race I’ve done, I decided to dedicate every mile of tomorrow’s run to someone who needs it. I just finished getting my arms all tatted up with their names.