I don't know what's been going on with me lately, but I have had a headache every day for the past 4 or 5 days it seems like. Having a headache really puts a damper on running because, well, you just don't feel like going. I'm on vacation for three days this week, and this morning when I woke up, I had a headache again. I had my cup of coffee, had breakfast and tried to ride it out. It got a little better, but not much. I decided, then, to go running later in the day like I normally do. Evan and I spent the afternoon in Lambertville/New Hope, and I still had a headache. I took an Excedrin and waited it out.
By 4pm, I thought, "OK, no matter how I feel, I'M GOING." I did not want to put it off another day. I went to the canal path again, and I had the whole trail to myself. As you may or may not know, I am repeating Week 6's workouts. I skipped too many days last week to be able to move on to Week 7, and I wanted to build up my strength again. Soon after I started running, I forgot all about my headache. I definitely felt the strain in my muscles, but it felt good. It was even raining a little bit, so it felt nice and cool out.
It was so good to get back out there. I could feel myself slipping back into "excuse mode" and just being lazy. Once you start a regular exercise program, you really have to keep up with it, otherwise you can easily become a couch potato again. I will definitely not give up running now!
Oh, did I mention there's only three weeks to go until the Dunellen 5K?
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