{"id":920,"date":"2014-05-04T19:04:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T23:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raz-family.ca\/RunKristi\/?p=920"},"modified":"2014-05-04T19:04:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T23:04:47","slug":"and-then-i-phoned-a-cab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raz-family.ca\/RunKristi\/?p=920","title":{"rendered":"And Then I Phoned a Cab."},"content":{"rendered":"

Last long run of marathon training, last chance to get that 20 miler done, last chance to feel like I really set myself up for success. \u00a0And what happens by \u00a022km? \u00a0The wheels fall off. \u00a0Not only do they fall off, they roll far, far away with no chance of retrieving them.<\/p>\n

I did everything correctly\u00a0before this run. \u00a0I took it easy the day before, I ate well, slept well, fueled well prior to the run. \u00a0None of it made a difference because by 22k my legs felt like lead. \u00a0Even after walking (which turned into at least 6k of walking with a little 2k run in the middle) I\u00a0just couldn’t get myself going. \u00a0I actually enjoyed some of the walking through wooded trails, but at 8 degrees with rain and wind, I was chilled to the bone.<\/p>\n

I had joined the Running Room’s final long training run which is called the K2B. \u00a0Originally it ran from the Kanata store to the Bank Street store, hence the name. \u00a0Now, however, it runs from the Stittsville store to the Y downtown, not sure if at some point in the future they might plan a name change. \u00a0It was a wonderful route planned, though I had decided to run it as an out and back since I left my car at the start in Stittsville \u00a0and would have had to have my family come pick me up if I did the full route. \u00a0 Maybe if I had stayed with the group until the end I would have done better but I don’t think so. \u00a0At least this way I as able to wallow in self pity in private and without having to worry about being the last one downtown.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is not a creek but a puddle on the path<\/p><\/div>\n

I eventually made my way back through the rain and mud and headed into a mall about 2 or 3 km from the car. \u00a0I wanted to have some lunch and attempt to warm up. \u00a0I finally had to buy a warm hoodie to be successful in that last goal. \u00a0Actually, I was only mildly successful in getting warm, I think a parka would have been necessary for that. \u00a0I phoned\u00a0my husband and he said just get a cab back to the car. \u00a0Sure I said, secretly thinking I don’t get cabs, who gets cabs to finish a run? \u00a0A couple of km’s, surely I could manage that. \u00a0Then I looked outside. \u00a0It wasn’t just raining, it was pouring down. \u00a0And I realized that unless the temperature had miraculously jumped about 10 degrees, this run was OVER. \u00a0Yep, I called a cab.<\/p>\n

Feeling more dejected than you can imagine, I stiffly climbed into the cab and the driver asked me if I had had enough of running on such a miserable day. \u00a0Then he asked me how far I ran.<\/p>\n

“I did around 22 today,” I replied.<\/p>\n

There was a slight pause. \u00a0“22 what?” he asked.<\/p>\n

“Kilometres, but I should have done more.”<\/p>\n

I can’t remember his exact response, but it was something along the lines of that being an amazing distance to be able to run. \u00a0Funny how something that really should be impressive can be such a let down.<\/p>\n

Needless to say I am disappointed and frustrated. \u00a0I am pretty sure I made the right call to stop. \u00a0I wasn’t injured, but I felt like I was pushing for something that just wasn’t there. \u00a0Last week I flew through (for me) \u00a0a 16k race and then came home and did a really comfortable 8.5k. \u00a0My legs felt great that night and the next day. \u00a0Right now my legs feel like they have done a full marathon. \u00a0Why, \u00a0I don’t know. \u00a0It is what it is and it can’t be changed now.<\/p>\n

There was at least one nice moment of the day…coming home to a hot bath already prepared by my husband. \u00a0A perfect way to thaw out after a miserable day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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