Why Barefoot??

WHY BAREFOOT????
Because being barefoot to me is being raw. Feeling every sharp rock, lush clover, spiky thistle, cushioned blade of grass, slimy covered stones, fragrant feathered flowers, cereal of sand, bead of water, element of litter, and the mash of mud.

Being Barefoot is the promise of prancing in the moonlight, leaping in the waves, running through a meadow, dancing on the porch, and doing all this while enduring a long journey to the end.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Run in the rain


When one commits to training for anything whether it be a child rearing, bachelors degree, triathlon, marathon, weight loss, weight gain (yes there are people out there that train for that), 5k, or even finishing a book. They almost immediately come up against barriers to staying true to that training.  I am currently training for a 1/2 marathon the training schedule looks like this


Week
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
1
1.5
2
1.5
2.5
2
1.5
2
1.5
3
3
1.5
2
1.5
3.5
4
1.5
2.5
1.5
4
5
1.5
2.5
1.5
5
6
2
2.5
2
5.5
7
2
3
2
6
8
2
3
2
7
9
2
3.5
2
8
10
2
4
2
8
11
2.5
4
2.5
8
12
2.5
4
2.5
9
13
2.5
4
2.5
10
14
2.5
4
2.5
4.5
15
1.5
2.5
1.5
4
16
1.5
1.5
walk 1.5
1/2 Marathon


I am currently on week 3 which meant today I needed to run 2 miles.  The top picture is what it looked like today yep rain. I woke up with the best intentions only to find it so foggy that it wouldn't be safe to run so I went back to bed for an hour. Then I had decisions to make. My decision making process looks something like this.
"I am in week 3 so yes I am committed to this training  and I don't want to start all over again.
I will have to run 2 miles sometime today.
I could run on the treadmill, or outside.
I prefer outside.
OK I need to do it before Maggie gets home from preschool, but I am going Visiting Teaching at 8:30am and Maggie gets home at 11am mmmm.....
I could ask for help.
oh that is hard but so is starting the training all over again........
Just pick up the phone... just pick up the phone... just pick up the phone.
OK got some help my darling sister in law will pick me up on the way home from preschool with Maggie.
Now I just need to get out the door.
Oh great it is raining."

Here I will stop and let you out of my mind because too much time spent in there can be dangerous.
There are many wonderful things about  running in the rain.
1. You feel hard core. "Yep I am running in the rain."
2. You tend to take your steps to the tune "Running in the rain just running in the rain..."
3. You feel clean even though you aren't.
4. You are happy.
5. When you are finished you get double endorphins one because you ran 2 miles and two because it is DONE and you get a check mark.

The great thing training has taught me is this saying"Oh Hello (put in obstacle or barrier here IE rain, hill, sore knee, kids) come and run with me today."

In case you were wondering I did it more apples this week just not as many as I would have liked.
xoxo
Barb



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4 comments:

  1. KaylynnJune 13, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Good job to run in the rain!

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  2. UnknownJune 13, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    ♪ Running in the rain just running in the rain... ♫

    I was just talking to someone yesterday about one of my training runs (a long run, of course) where it rained, snowed, sleeted, and hailed. Sometimes so hard I could hardly see a thing.

    I am tapering now. Race on Saturday!

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  3. Dixie DeeJune 16, 2013 at 9:13 PM

    Good job Barb!
    Opposition makes us stronger, right?!����

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  4. Crystal HWJuly 4, 2013 at 1:34 AM

    Way to go barb!

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