Run for fun #5: I never stop learning about running and what it means to me
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 
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Almost at 3km of my 10-15km running loop in Haapsalu
In the 4 weeks that we spent in Estonia, I ran a total of 166 km. Considering that I usually run around 100-130km a month, it’s quite a good number :)
Even though I have been running for 3 years now (I started running because MrB signed me up for it in 2010 and I had to take up running as not to die in front of a large audience), I am still constantly learning new things about running and why I choose to still have it in my life.
During my marathon 166 km holiday-month I learned that :
- My body is very much capable of running on most days of the week but – my mind gets a bit bored with that.
- I actually really just like to run 2-3 times a week because that’s when running is a “treat”, something that I really look forward to and enjoy.
- Blisters don’t mean a thing, they just need to be taped up before a run and they won’t bother me a bit.
- I am able to run in the evenings. I just have to watch what I eat very carefully (no sugar/yeast/gluten and not much fruit is the best), otherwise I will have to find a loo after 10km :|
- I really do love my sugar-free and limited gluten kind of existence. My body’s much happier like that (whether I’m running or not), and my mind is definitely a lot happier like that.
- I still love running as much as I did when I first started.
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Wow- that’s an impressive distance!!
My husband has just started running again after a couple of years break: he ran 15k at the weekend, got tired then had to call a cab home!!
Did he run 15km as his FIRST run after a long break??? That sounds like something my husband would do – some men think they’re Supermen :)
I used to carry an Oyster card in the beginning when I wasn’t sure that I’d survive the entire planned route, but I’ve stopped doing that now that my blood sugar is under control and I don’t have to be afraid of the hypoglycaemic episodes I used to have :|
Meil on ka nüüd kodus 10km mees, või siis vähemalt sel ajal kui tal töölepingute vahel 4 nädalat kodus oli :)
Now it’s your turn!
Seda ei saa küll kunagi juhtuma, jooksmine ei ole kunagi olnud minu ala ega saa kunagi olema :) Selle eest võin ma 10km ujuda mis annaks mulle arvatavasti sama kaifi mis sulle jooksmine :)