luluorange’s Training Blog

You pretended the snooze button didn’t exist. You dragged your butt out of bed while others slept. While others ate their pancakes. You had a feast of protein, glucose and electrolytes. You doubled-knotted. You left the porch light on and locked the door behind you. You ran. 5Ks, 10Ks, 13.1 miles, 26.2 miles. Some day more, some day less. You rewarded a long run with a short run. And a short run with a long run. Rain tried to slow you. Sun tried to microwave you. Snow made you feel like a warrior. You cramped. You bonked. You paid no mind to comfort. On weekends. On holidays. You made excuses to keep going. You questioned yourself. Played mind games. Put your heart before your knees. Listened to your breathing. Sweat sunscreen into your eyes. You hit the wall. You ran through it. You decided to be a woman about it. Finished what you started. Proved what you were made of. Just kept putting mile after miles on your internal odometer. You are a runner. You do it because you can. You will do it for as long as you can.

“I admire two types of runners. The 2 hour marathoner and 7 hour marathoner. They both posses a dedication to the sport, the ability to endure pain and the unwillingness to quit." – Jchavez

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start". -John "the Penguin" Bingham "If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal." --Rob de Castella "You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming." --Frank Shorter "All you have to do, is do the miles."; "Miles are to the marathoner as beers are to the bowler." - Tere Stouffer Drenth