I started off March with a bust. I did another 5k not necessarily expecting to be faster since I had the flu at the end of Feb, but at least equal to my February 5k. It was completely NO BUENO. I felt terrible the entire time and could not even hold an 8 minute pace. I am not going to lie, I have been so incredibly discouraged the past 2 years, and days like that one do not encourage my hopeful side.
Getting through runs like that are so tough. But I know if I cannot be in control of my body right now, I am certainly in control of my mind. Isla, Laura, and I had just done the 1 mile kids run and we have a rule that when we run we will smile, have fun, encourage others, and be positive. Period. There is a time and place to be disappointed in performance, but it is not during the race. Hide that shit, put on a smile, and be grateful. Isla is really really good at this. She is usually one of the last runners as she is 1. only 4 years old 2. not competitive (yet or ever?) but she never gets down about it when she is out there. So, I had just spent a mile practicing positivity with her and I carried the skills over to my race and put on a smile even when I felt terrible and had an equally terrible clock time to match.
I feel like these races deserve a little more dissection on my blog, but I am not blogging often enough to keep up. Next time!
Isla ran a 15:11 mile for her first mile ever...which I think is fantastic for a 4-year old that doesn't like to compete or sweat. She ran 80% of I would say with a few walk breaks.
Put a smile on yo face!
Isn't this picture wonderful? Strong women running!
I had a "better" 10k a couple of weeks later, but I will save that for another post.
And the rest of the month was just a lot of the normal fun I have with the non-stop juggling of friend life, work life, and mom life! Oh, and I turned 40. I can't believe I didn't blog about turning 40. 40 people!!!!! I was in my 20s when I started this blog as scary as that is. Where did the time go?
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