DNR

A lovely comment I received from Cheryl on a previous post prompted me to come back from my blogging hiatus and write this.

Wow, it’s been more than a month since I last ran and I can’t tell you how much I’m having a DNR: a Desperate Need to Run.

Since my running partner flew abroad for work, I can’t bring myself to go to UP and run. One, I feel uneasy going there and running alone. Two, and this is the main reason, I can’t run without missing him more because we always run together. I miss him enough as it is, running will just make it worse.

So now my lovely running shoes are just sitting there under the stairs waiting to hit the road again. Meanwhile, after more than a month of inactivity, I’m feeling sluggish and the waist has expanded a bit. Okay maybe, more than a bit. My jeans are feeling a bit tight again and I know that means I need to get back into the running groove soon.

The good news is my running hubby is coming home in four days. Woohoo! I told him we should start running again the morning after he arrives. Besides, we only have a little more than a month to train for the Camsur Marathon in September. I’m actually just running a 3k though. He’s running 21k so he needs to train harder than I do.

I’m so excited to hit the road and get fit again. And when that happens, this blog is gonna run, run and run with posts and photos. More stories soon! :)

Posted on August 14, 2010 in Running | 1 comment

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