Here I am all pleased with myself for devising such a good plan for my run. I expected the sleeves would last 2-3 miles, then I would tuck them in the hydration belt. Which is basically what happened.
But it wouldn't be much of a story if the plan was without incident. You see, there was one minor issue. I had failed to map out the course in advance and didn't quite know where to turn. I thought I would figure it out while I was out there. But I was wrong.
When I realized that I had gone a little over 4 miles without hooking into my return route, I decided to turn around and head back the same way that I started. Which meant that I was not running a 7 mile loop with the return route in the shade. Instead, I was running an 8.25 mile out & back in the sun. Uggggh.
It's not all bad. While the run didn't go as planned, I did get to work on mental training. I wasn't happy about messing up my route and running longer, but I decided to make the best of it. And I made darn sure to figure out exactly where to turn for next time.
Have a great weekend folks!
If you had to pick an incident for a run, this one "ain't so bad."
ReplyDeleteAgreed with TockStarTri - as far as incidents go this one isn't all that bad :)
ReplyDeleteNice run. Mental training is soooooo important. I always forget to talk about it in my posts but on a lot of my crappy runs, I spend time learning how to train myself mentally.
Thanks for the well wishes - what did you make those sleeves from?
ReplyDeleteNice job on the unplanned 8-miler! Sometimes it's not so bad when things don't go according to plan.
ReplyDeletewell way to go on finishing the whole distance! I like the outfit. I keep thinking about wearing my arm sleeves, but wasn't sure what to do with them if I got hot
ReplyDeleteOh no! But cute outfit, and that's the main thing :P
ReplyDeleteI am lovin' the outfit! =)
ReplyDeleteAs running mishaps go this one's not so bad. I love your sleeves there!
ReplyDeleteLesson learned! And you look super cute in your running skirt. ;)
ReplyDeletelove those sleeves! so glad the dogs could still (kinda) make it in the pic too :) at least you didn't get lost!
ReplyDeleteWell, running a little further than planned is usually not too bad. Now you can feel like an over-achiever!
ReplyDeleteA bonus mile! :-) yea, that's some HTFU training there!!
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