18 weeks and still a moron.

Over the course of 18 weeks, I have learned a lot about running. I have learned that I need to go to the bathroom before any long run. I have learned that I need to hydrate for long runs the day before. I have learned that Gu does work miracles and that chafing is a solvable problem. At times, it seems to be a bit of a science as to how you should manage these runs and I feel like I have gotten pretty good at it.

And then, after 18 weeks of training, I have a brain fart of a run like this one. We decided to run our Wednesday 4 miler on Thursday morning. Morning runs are something we haven't been able to do for quite a while because the runs are too long. Well, now that we are tapering, 40 minutes isn't too bad in the morning. So, this morning, I wake up, brush my teeth, get changed, and take the dog out. Then, I start running.

Let's play a fun game. What did Lisa forget to do? First, I clearly forgot to go to the bathroom. Just plain stupid. Second, I didn't eat. I haven't eaten since last night at 8pm. So, here I am, 2 miles into a run, huffing and puffing, not feeling well, no energy, and I have to go to the bathroom. Just stupid.

I had to walk for a few moments to gain composure over my need to go to the bathroom, but other than that, I was able to finish the run. Legs felt great.

When I finished, as I was rushing to the bathroom, I realized that I have 2 more miles of training left. 2. When I first started back in September, I had 562 miles to run. I am down to 2. Now, if I might toot my own horn, THAT is an accomplishment.

Goosebumps. Let's do this thing.