The Little Engine That Could has nothing on me! I sometimes feel like that little blue engine, huffing and puffing to get to the station. Recently, I had a conversation with a local guy who has been a runner all his life. He ran cross country in high school and throughout college, has done a few marathons, as well as several road races each year. He very nicely pointed out that the more mileage I run in these beginning weeks will make it easier to develop a "runner's body". And with this runner's body, it will be easier to go longer, breathing will be less laborious, and my knees and ankles won't be as pained. While I understood what he was saying, I was a bit insulted by his insinuation that I didn't have a "runner's body" (I am kidding, believe me I know I don't have a slim, svelte frame as of now)! Our conversation led me to think very long and hard about what training program I should be following. Obviously, running twice a week for 30 minutes with long runs on the weekend and an easy jog on Fridays (the Galloway method) would be a much easier schedule for me with 3 kids, a house, and life in general to manage. But I think I am going to have to step it up and bite the bullet. I will be running 4 days a week and doing long, crazy runs on the weekends (Hal Higdon's method).
All this scheduling is a bit hard, though. My husband travels for work, quite often, meaning I don't get my morning run time every day. Add to that my youngest daughter's erratic sleeping schedule and you will find me scrambling to figure out how to get a run in most days.
But it is amazing to me how running has become a daily part of life these days. I was particularly crabby today and my husband and kids could see it. It was so bad, in fact, my husband and I discussed it after our kids went to bed. He pointed out I didn't run yesterday or today, and maybe my body was off because I was used to running now. It made me think, "Hmmm, maybe I am a runner after all..."
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