Goofy for Gasparilla, Part 5

Five days had passed before I could summon the energy to run again. I had hoped to run during our camping trip last weekend, but the rain and humidity put a damper on my plans.

Lately, I’ve been struggling to get out of bed. I seem to have lost my momentum.

Yesterday, I forced myself to do a 3 mile run, which seemed to be the kick in the ass jolt I needed to get me moving again. Today, I ran 5 miles. Tomorrow, I plan to run 4-6 miles.

My long Sunday run never happened, either. All that worrying about the right distance for nothing. But it’s time to get back on track, so this weekend I will try to run 10-12 miles.

Only one more week until Gasparilla. I am a little nervous, but I know I can do it. It’s all mind over matter when it comes to marathons, right?

About the author

Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

3 comments

morethananelectrician says: 19 February, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Well not all mind…Drew Carey, no matter what kind of mental strength he has, wouldn’t make it 26!!!! Not that you look anything like Drew Carey!

lindsay says: 20 February, 2009 at 12:44 am

right mind over matter… long runs? who needs those! while i have learned (a lot) from my first-marathon-experience, i still don’t fully fear the distance. 2 weeks out though, that’s pretty much taper season.

Tiffany says: 20 February, 2009 at 7:40 pm

Ahh! I think you just miss your gimp of a running partner! You are going to great. I have all the confidence in the world that you will completely smash your Disney time and even come close to Palin’s time!

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