I think I’m learning the wrong lesson

The top of the hill!! This picture does not do the skyline justice

A couple weeks ago I ran the longest I’ve run in many years. Eight miles!!!! And I started with a big uphill, I wasn’t totally trashed afterwards (only a little), and I fueled well during the run. Many many years of starts and stops and I’m finally getting the hang of running.

And then …. I lost my steam? I’m training for a half marathon in the middle of May and after that long-ish run I kinda felt like, “eh, if I can just pound out 8, I can do 13.1. I don’t need to run that much anymore”. Yikes.

Someone’s got to do it.

Part of this is because its been really fucking cold in the morning and I’ve lost the fortitude to suck it up. Its March. I’m ready for shorts. I’ve also been working more at Mountain Pet Rescue (where we adopted Fran!) which is somewhat physically demanding. I’m in Animal Care, but what that really means is cleaning. Laundry, dishes, mopping, shoveling shit, walking dogs, wrestling cats.

Unfortunately I no longer have the stamina and energy of a 22 year-old. Also I’d rather just relax on the couch.