38: back on the running wagon

So after a week-long hiatus playing bridesmaid and sister to the groom, I did my first run on the Embarcadero. Clay and I only intended to run for about an hour or 5 miles or so. Thought I had packed gym clothes and was 'prepared' mentally, I physically hadn't drank any water the entire day and didn't eat well. When it came time to pound the pavement I was in hell. What should have been a breeze, felt like a sucker punch to the gut and we ended up walking the last mile since I was cramping from dehydration. Really I think I was just not being mentally tough but still I hated every minute of it. Clay was trying to encourage me saying at least after every bad run you have a good one...knowing that our long run was just 2 days away. I really hadn't had a 'bad run' before and was shocked into reality that without proper preparation -- mental and physical -- your runs can be down right bad.

I was SORE the next day...from my short run. It made me a little scared about the 2-week taper we do prior to race day. If I could go 2 weeks without running and be this sore after 5 miles, HOW IN THE HELL was I going to taper down (run only a little) the last two weeks before running 26.2 miles on race day?! S-u-p-p-o-s-e-d-l-y you have built enough of a running base in your training period that you are just properly resting and will be able to run just fine come race day.

We.
Shall.
See.