Rough day at work
Migraine that hit around 1:15 PM
By 3 PM I was saying no matter how much I want to run, I really probably shouldn't - but I have to - but I really don't want to, but yes I do want to, but maybe I shouldn't, etc.
It's cold and misty/drizzly out. I really shouldn't. What if my headache gets worse?
Why would I stop now? I can do this. It's only 2 miles.
I argued with myself the whole way home from work.
I got home. Changed clothes. Asked my boys if they wanted to run. They said YES! Finally! Company on a run! So the 3 of us set out.
We ran 3/4 of a mile before we took a quick walk break up an incline. I felt great. Then we did some intervals for a bit. Tried a couple of short sprints. Well, I did a short sprint. The boys raced each other to markers ahead. Boys. We kept a pretty steady, slow pace for the majority of the run though. It felt easy. When I hit the 2 mile mark I thought, "Well - that wasn't too bad. That was actually a good run." Wait, what? It really was.
When we got home I plugged in to see what the run looked like.
OK - that's progress. I'll take it.
And then ... this little blip caught my eye. It was just a tiny blip - but it was there in black and white. It was a short little clip of the run - really short clip - but I had hit my fastest pace from the past for a few seconds. I looked at the inclines and pace - and was happy. I finally smiled about something related to run stats. It wasn't much and probably wouldn't mean much to anyone else - but I am going to treasure this small nugget of a second and enjoy it.
And the best part of all.... my migraine is gone!!! So glad I decided to run anyway. Sometimes the days you expect to have the worst run ever turn out to be the ones that motivate you the most and bring you the most surprises.
Is it Thursday yet? I'm ready to run again. :)
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