Crazy week in review

Week in review;

This week was CRAZY! I had a few lows but mostly highs.

So as everyone knows I have dealt with a few injuries this year. A pinched nerve issue in my hip and Achilles tendon issues in my left heel. Those were things I trained around. I did a lot of biking instead of running on sore days. Due to injuries,  I erased my goal of sub 2:30 half marathon. The entire month of May however my issues disappeared making me start to think maybe I can do it after all. 

By Thursday, I had myself in a big uptight panic. I read a friends article about one of her races, where she had let herself get into her own head. It was like a light bulb moment for me. I was totally ruining the fun of my race week. I was SOOOOO stressed out. I was sending myself to the bathroom that is how crazy nervous I was. For two whole days I stressed. 

A few things were adding to my stress; my husband and biggest race day supporter wasn't going to make it home. I felt a little sorry for myself about that lol. I did have an awesome support team who I had trained with and also ran into a bunch of peeps at the race. A few clients came to cheer me on also, which of course made my day. I saw grandparents standing in the rain to cheer their family on and it made me tear up! 

The rainy race; as I drank my coffee in the comfort of my car, the rain pelted. I thought geez this really sucks. I was early (because I am an on time or early for everything person) so I went to the porta-potty and then inside to seek shelter. While I was zip locking my phone I started bumping into run peeps. My nerves started to ease and I started to have fun. 

At the start line up, I tried to keep my nerves at bay. I reminded myself I was there to have fun. I did the training and I needed to trust it. The rain ended up not being as bad as I thought. I was literally soaked from one end to the other but it kept me cool. My soaked shoes were annoying but I tried to not focus on it. Something I did do different though was turn off my 10 and 1 timer at 15kms. I just kept going. I knew I had slowed my pace so to make up for it I skipped my walk breaks. When I made the turn to the finish line I knew I was going to meet my goal and I sprinted through to the finish. I couldn't believe that I did what I set out to do. Yay! 2:28!!!

Thank you volunteers for standing in the rain even though you were not getting a medal! Thank you to my support system of training friends, friends and clients who surprised me. You really made my day! I cried in my car, happy tears. I have never been emotional like that. A few minutes after I was finished my run, I grabbed a Starbucks coffee and a cookie and went to cheer friends who were doing the full. I REALLY wished I remembered a change of clothes. Standing in my wet clothes holding a sign was a lot worse than running wet.

I had a lot of phone calls and texts from peeps wishing me well and congratulating me. Thank you!

I read a few things that were annoying lol. People posting times and saying things like "I didn't even train and got a PR" (That were faster than mine).  I really had to remind myself that I had trained and did my best and that is what counts for me. Nothing has come naturally for me lol. I earned it. I trained in the snow, wind, rain. My PR, no matter how slow compared to someone else, was earned. 

This race went in my books as my personal victory!

In other news, two different companies tried to get me to either use or sell their shakes this week. Huh? No thank you. 

This week I also had the opportunity to meet with trainers from another gym. We met on other business but we ended up talking about obesity. As often happens, I was the only fitness professional in the room who had experiences first hand. I am often surprised by the lack of empathy some "professionals" have. I have been thanked on many occasions for shedding light on the topic in a way they can relate to. I also understand how some professionals do not make it in the business. Bottom line; You may have a masters degree in bio-mechanics but if you are a complete asshole towards the people you are supposed to be committed to helping you are not qualified! 

Di