Keepin' the Motivation Goin'

Joy here...So the half marathon was last Sunday.  That's now over one week in the past and becoming more and more distant.  And here's what I've done since then:
Monday - rest
Tuesday - rest
Wednesday - leeeeeetle run
Thursday - 12km easy run
Friday - rest
Saturday - rest
Sunday - rest
Monday - rest
Hmmmmm....it sure does seem like there's a whole lot of "rest" showing up in that tally doesn't there?  With our next race (10kms) scheduled for November 6th, we really can't afford to sit around on our butts for too much longer.  So I got myself out the door this morning to meet up with two of my friends who originally had no desire to run with me, but who have been inspired by my running journey and who are going to take on a half marathon as their own running goal now.  One of them has already run a few half marathons before having her child (who is 3 years old now), and the other one hasn't ever run that distance before, but has run shorter distances.  We went out this morning for our first 30minute run together.

Friends don't let friends run alone...

Even though running is, in essence, a very solitary sport, it's also fantastic to run along with friends.  We talked about how chatting with running sort of engenders a kind of intimacy and tendency towards sharing, and that's certainly been my experience.  We had a great ole time this morning, and we'll go running again by the end of the week.  So in addition to running with The Man and working on our speed for our upcoming 10km race, and in addition to virtually running with Nomi all the way in Malaysia, I now will be able to run with these friends right here in my own city.  Yahoooo! :)

Over and out,
Joy