TMI TMI TMI AND PR :)
My run this morning was ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE THIS. This morning’s run was TOUGH, absolutely one of the toughest, both physically and mentally, runs I’ve had in a really really long time. Last night I was front row at a concert and my abs and knees are so bruised it hurts to bend, and the 4 hours of sleep I got definitely didn’t help. Literally 20 minutes in I wanted to quit. I told myself I’d finish the first 8 miles and then could walk 1 or 2 or cut the run short. At mile 7 I started having to poop…right after mile 9 I realized I’d ignored this feeling for too long (I hadn’t eaten so I naively assumed it wasn’t a big deal) and SPRINTED to the bathroom only to literally shit 9 miles worth of mushed-up poop into my pants. Now because I’m an absolute psycho and it was luckily all neatly confined to my underwear I carefully removed them, threw them out, put my shorts back on, got back on the treadmill and finished my first 14 MILER!! I was in pain the ENTIRE run—bruised, side stitches, exhaustion, feeling like you’re gonna puke or poop, seriously everything you dread feeling on a run—but finishing felt SO GOOD. I can now technically say I’ve run a half marathon in Maine (even though it won’t count for my official 50 states list) AND in addition to doing .9 more miles than ever before I completely blew away my old 13.1 PR :) Unfortunately that’s entirely irrelevant because I can go way way harder on the treadmill than I can outside, but I finished the 14 miles in 108 minutes (8 miles @ 7:30, 6 miles @ 8:00). I wanna just revel in the glory of it but due to the meat-grinder stomach and overall feeling like death that’s not really happening :( Still, pretty freaking awesome start to the day :) Now gonna pop some ibuprofen, ice my achilles, try not to puke, begin a 10 page paper that’s due tomorrow night, and get pumped for 80s dance, which should be interesting because I can hardly walk right now so yeah luckily everyone will be drunk enough that my gimp dance moves won’t even be noticeable :) I love you ALL, moral of the story ITS SOMETIMES BETTER TO JUST STOP AND LISTEN TO YOUR BODY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POTENTIALLY HUMILIATING SCENARIO OF HAVING EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA AT THE GYM, and eat your fruits & vegetables and have a wonderful day :)
