Recap

 I have not recorded any of my workouts since January.  But I did run the Eugene Marathon in May!  Training went very well in the winter and having my class shut down for a month helped.  I love daytime running and going to the gym.  I feel like ever since COVID shut everything down in the spring of 2020, I have had a difficult time with the early morning workouts.  I will be consistent for about a week, maybe two and then I will not be motivated.  It is hard for my body to make it out of bed that early...or maybe the problem is my mind.  I can talk myself out of a workout quite well.

Leading up to Eugene I was getting pretty burned out with training.  I skipped a few workouts, but overall not very many.  I did three 20 milers and all three went quite well.  I especially enjoyed the ten milers.  I found that is my preferred distance.  Not too short but not too long.  Work was starting to get crazy as it often does in the spring and Kara was super busy with her musical.  The advantage was I did some running during her practices in Keizer or went to the gym on Lancaster.  I really squeezed out that available time when I could.  It sometimes meant exercises at weird times and different places if I skipped the early morning (which I often did).

Post Eugene I had hoped to take two weeks off, but it became much more than that.  I felt totally burned out.  I did not want to run or do any form of exercise.  It honestly felt to me like an enormous task like writing a twenty page research paper or cooking a meal for fifteen people.  It seemed so easy to go outside and run three miles, but I could not make myself go from Point A to Point B.  Since Eugene on May 1st I have done maybe three or four runs, two swims, zero bike rides, and zero workout classes.  But I am starting to miss it and yearn for routine again.

Eugene was a ton of fun because Derek and I did the 5K the day before.  My sister came for both the 5k and marathon.  She was my cheering section.  I will say I had tons of performance anxiety.  I could not keep up with the 4:20 group around Mile #22 and finished a few minutes after them.  It was like I could not make my body even faster.  I did better with the nutrition this time...even so I could only move so fast. 

 Kara's musical had also been cancelled that weekend due to COVID classes.  I was so excited for my sister to see it and she was not able to because they called the whole show off.  I was pretty upset by their decision and angry my sister would not be see it.  I don't think I recovered from those feelings.  I think the sadness was still on my heart as I ran and worked against me.

We will see what this summer brings.  My goal is simply consistency.  I am not training for anything specific but I want to do Power twice a week and then a mix of running, swimming, and biking.  I don't know how much I will get to bike with Salem Bicycle Club, but I think I would like to try a few rides with them.