Running, off and on

Hi faithful readers!

I admit, I haven't been a faithful runner.  I blame Italy and general laziness.  One of the best things about Italy is that the food is amazing.  One of the worst is that all that terrific food is pretty horrible for you.  Here's small small sample of the things I spent the week eating.... there are more (plus non-food pics) on Google+ (please email/gchat me if you don't have access).  The far worst offender was the 7 course meal at night one of the conference.  There was no menu shared with us, but I thought the 4 forks was a clue, but it wasn't enough.  The food was delicious, but at the end almost every one of the 100 participants was groaning with discomfort!

Needless to say, I didn't run while in Italy, which of course left me with some weight gain and some guilt.  But upon returning to Amsterdam, I've gotten back on track and yesterday ran 8 miles.  Today my legs are a bit tight despite stretching yesterday, so I recognize the work I've got to do.  1/2 marathon in less than a month (March 10th)!

In other news, I will not be running in Italy in June.  The running program I'm doing it through was a partnership and my client dropped out of the race, so it didn't make sense for me to do it alone.  I will however be looking for lots more running opportunities and Annie's already made an excellent list (gotta keep the motivation up!).

Happy eating,

Liz

7 miles, check!

I remember when I had to run 7 straight miles this past fall.  I thought it was asking a LOT and it also seemed impossibly far, but I was able to do it.  Today my calendar said 7 miles, though the training has been much shorter (second week) while the 1/2 marathon calendar had it during week 7, so I was in a bit better shape.  Today I ran miles it was nice and sunny out and then around mile 3, it hailed on my head.  Yes, I said HAIL. Thankfully it only lasted for a few minutes and then it went back to sun.  Ah, Amsterdam weather.  Anyway, the run was great and I did it!

If you don't think you can get off the couch and run, think again.  You can do it, you just won't.  It takes small steps in the right direction, which anyone can do... including you.

Liz