I Missed You!

I worked till 11 or 12 last night. The hubby arrived from a meeting shortly after. We were both exhausted. But, before heading off to sleep, I started packing my bags for an early morning run. Hubby asked if I’d be able to wake up at 5 am. I replied “I have no idea but I know I just have to run. I HAVE TO.”

Well, I did wake up this morning eager to get my feet on the road again. And, due to raucous I made searching for my new Nike running shorts in the closet, I unintentionally (or maybe not) woke the hubby who said “Now that I’m awake, I might as well run with you.”

So off we went to run at our favorite running route. We ran 5k together at around 6:15 min/km until we parted ways at the fork of the road. I took the longer route to reach 10k, while he followed our 7k route back to our starting point.

On my own, I promised myself I’d run at a steady, relaxed pace. I thought I was running at 6:15 since I wasn’t even panting, but I learned that I was hitting 5:45. I purposely slowed down only to find myself hitting 5:45 again after a while. I felt strong all the way until the end of my 10k run, which is a big surprise since I hadn’t reached that level ever since I got injured. Could this be a direct result of my cross training? I believe so. Now I know that all the water I drank at the pool was well worth it.

Aaaah, I ended the run with a smile on my face. I didn’t know how much I missed it. I just knew my body was calling for it and, if I didn’t listen, I would have been an angry bull all day.

When I got home, I checked my running journal and learned that it had been 9 long days since my last road run (not counting the short run at the tri). I spent most of last week training on the bike and in the pool or, due to the rains, at home on the treadmill. Boy did I miss the sweat, the pain on my legs, my ipod, the concrete road (that I used to detest), the heat, and oh the sweat (did I mention that already?) Oh running, I’ll make sure I never abandon you that way again!

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11 Responses to “I Missed You!”

hey…just wondering if you did any strength training after your injury? I’m still scared to run longer distances after my nearly a year ago injury because since then everytime i’d run more than 7k i’d feel pain in my injured leg the next day…oh well unless it’s all in my mind…and also would you advise me to go work on my speed first rather than start going for longer distances again? i’m still averaging 7.2/km for the longest time na maybe i should try running with you and annie again some of your speed might rub off on me btw, game ako let’s do a full sprint next year sabay …congrats to Marga pala…

mary715 said on Sep 16 08 at 10:49 PM Reply
hi jaymie.. how i wish i can have the same passion you have for running. i really want to run regularly but i guess i lack the motivation. what’s your secret?

sherwin said on Sep 17 08 at 12:14 AM Reply
Sometimes a break from running is what you need, when you come back it feels great. Feels so good doesn’t it! Remember that post I had about running out the door and feeling just absolutely amazing throughout my entire run, that was after a short hiatus from running which I needed because of a nagging pain in my knee. I think we run so much we take it for granted sometimes and it’s nice to have breaks so we can be reminded how good it feels.

rick said on Sep 17 08 at 3:20 AM Reply
waking up early morning to run is one of the hardest things for me. i was supposed to do one this morning but my bed got the better of me. im gonna use your post today as an additional motivation for morning runs!

lester said on Sep 17 08 at 10:13 AM Reply
Yeah I’m sure your cross training really helped you improve many things like leg muscles and other stuff. I’ve read somewhere (maybe in Runnerworld.com) that you can be a strong runner even if you only run 3x a week. All you need to do is incorporate hard cross training in between. Now your reaping all those benefits. Keep it up TBR and see you on other races soon.

Btw, don’t forget to sign up on our upcoming OctobeRun Festival. You can signup at R.O.X.

taki said on Sep 17 08 at 10:26 AM Reply
Hi, our results are out already for mini tri but I didn’t find it accurate. Plus my 15 yr old nephew’s name didn’t even appear on the list much to his mom’s disappointment. Oh, well.. til the next tri then!
Running this morning was great! I felt strong too I think you’re right about the cross training…

Carolyn Ching said on Sep 17 08 at 10:43 AM Reply
My nephew was listed on the Super Kids results he is 15. Whew..

Carolyn Ching said on Sep 17 08 at 10:57 AM Reply
Dont get to easy with only running. I see a great future for you in the triathlon. I went through the results today just to find you are 8th place in the mini sprint. Coongratulations, not to shabby for a first triathlon. I see a natural in the making… At least you dont have to say goodbye for the running. I see you killed the tri field with the running, it is deffinately your strong point. CONGRATS

foreignrunner said on Sep 17 08 at 12:05 PM Reply
Hahaha! Sounds like a New Balance advert! Keep on running!

George Bodegon said on Sep 17 08 at 12:06 PM Reply
in fairness! you smoked them all at the run darling!

tigas ni harry ah! i told him nga na mukha siyang out of place sa mini sprint kasi pang-sprint na siya!

marga said on Sep 17 08 at 1:33 PM Reply
Btw, heard there is a Duathlon Open (run-bike-run event) in Clark.

October 19, 2008, Sunday, Race starts at 6:30 am

EVENT VENUE
Race site- The Clark Freeport Zone
Start and Finish- the Clark Museum and the race course will loop around the Parade Ground and the surrounding roads.

RACE DISTANCES
SuperTriKids – TBA
Sprint – 5km run, 20 km cycle, 2.5 km run (for Juniors & Adult Age Groupers)
Standard Int’l Distance (SD) – 10km run, 40km cycle, 5km run (Elite & Adult Age Groupers)

Wency said on Sep 25 08 at 12:00 PM Reply