Penance

I'm sitting here typing following an early morning run which pretty much tuckered me out. Thankfully Elliot is still sleeping, so I get a few more minutes to relax before the day starts. I've had breakfast, my coffee and after getting up at 4:45 to go on a 8.5 or 9 mi. run, I'm about ready for a nap.

It was a tough run this morning. It was dark and cool which was nice, but I had a hard time getting my body going. I was doing some tempo runs (1 mi. easy, 2 faster, 1 easy, 1 faster, 1 easy, 2 faster, 1 easy), but it added up to a pretty long run for me. I felt like I was doing penance for the sins I committed in my diet over the past several days. You see, we threw a baby shower (well, Violi did) for her sister at our house. It was a very successful event, but not as many people came as were expected due to various reasons so the trip to Costco which provided some really yummy food, turned out to by our weekly shopping trip. Only problem is a diet made up of croissant, wraps, cookies, crackers, dip and cake really isn't ideal. But, when faced with the choice of letting the food go to waste, I knew I needed to do my part. I know, I do make some large sacrifices, I don't like to toot my own horn or anything...

Anyway, this week in my training calls for two runs that total 9 miles each along with interval training. So, it's my toughest week yet and a good thing that it came this week. I was feeling yucky yesterday from the buildup of sugar and simple carbs, but I think my run today got me grounded again reminded me that I have to work off the excesses that I eat, so wouldn't it just be simpler to not eat that piece of cake? Hmm...