Run, Lucy, Run

10

March 9th, 2008

I ran my first 10 miler ever today.  It sucked.  I felt like I was dragging ass the whole way and nothing helped, not water, not clif blocks, not nothing.  I won’t post my splits because I was so unbelievably slow and I don’t want to look at them again.

Of course, the big problem today was the heat.  I didn’t get out early enough, and by the time I was heading back it was about 75 degrees.  That doesn’t sound so bad, but I’m just not used to running in warmer weather right now.  Also, I am brown.  That’s not a problem, mind you, but I’ve always felt like my skin and my black hair soak up the sun like a sponge.  Maybe I’m just making excuses….I do have a good hat.  I went through all my water today which I never do, which makes me think that I probably wasn’t drinking enough water in the last 24 hours to get ready for this run, and I ended up walking a quarter mile stretch just after the 8 mile mark.  There was a point around 9 where I even considered calling Brian to come get me, but I was so close at that point that I just sucked it up and got myself home.

Next week’s long run is back down to 8 and then 2 weeks from today I do 12, which is my longest long run before the half on April 5th.  I really hope that run goes better than today’s and obviously, I need to plan a little better and make sure I get my ass out the door before it gets too warm.  The race, thankfully, starts at 7:00 am.

I have so much stuff to do today, mostly practicing, but I feel like just sitting around and sulking.   I have an important recording coming up in about a week and I need to do some serious work to get ready for that, but I’m having trouble finding the motivation.  It’s a piece I performed many times, so I know it well, but recording is a whole different ball game.  I have to be able to play really clean and precise since I know the folks putting this album together have limited time for editing.  It is a great opportunity and I’m excited somewhere deep inside, but right now I just don’t feel like dealing with it.

On the bright side, we’re going out tonight to celebrate my mom’s birthday.  Dinner will be at one of our favorites, Pizzeria Mozza.  If you live in the LA area and haven’t been there, get to it!  It is easier to get a reservation than the Osteria and the food is fantastic and although not as fancy, slightly cheaper.  I can’t wait. Hopefully, a Butterscotch Budino will help pull me out of this funk.

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