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.

1. Your day isn't complete until you've put your run in. 2....you regularly go outdoors dressed like it's 20 degrees warmer than it is. 3. Your daily run is like therapy, or an anti-depressant. 4. You get upset about injuries because they keep you from running, not because you have actually damaged your body. 5. You try to register for your favorite races before the web sites have even been updated for the new year. 6. You spend hours surfing running sites on the web. 7. You are proud of and respect all runners of all abilities. 8. Your ipod has a "running" playlist 9. You are envious of any runners you pass by while driving, wishing that you were running, too. 10. You have ever felt warm, sweaty and cold all at the same time and love it.