rest...shmest *AKA I tried!*

         I had the best of intentions to rest all month.......total rest for a week then some easy jogs and cross-train classes at Vibe. No big races coming up. Pack up the running shoes for a bit. Who was I kidding?? Did I really think after finding something that makes me SO happy that I could give it up for a week?  A month? yeah right. Once you get used to that endorphin rush of a great run; listening to your friends talk about what is going on and making you laugh.....it is hard to just hang out at home and sit. I have found since I started running back in 2011 that I have a hard time during recovery periods. I miss the feel of a long run. And though the trainer in me knows the importance of rest and that if you don't adequately rest your muscles will not rebuild and replenish. But KNOWING something and DOING it are two very different things.

       You know you are a real runner when you see someone running and are jealous of them. Heyyyy wait for me!! But I am going to try very hard to do the right thing. Tomorrow I go to a vibe class. I think Hot Fusion since the heat and stretching should feel good on my muscles. And they still do need TLC. I won't be doing long runs still for awhile. AT least that is what I say now. But you and I know sometimes I shift. And I am already getting excited about races coming up next year. The trails are calling to me. My yac tracs I bought for my shoes need a maiden voyage.

Here are some races I am now contemplating for next year:

Still want to do the January 26th nighttime trail race at Eagle Creek

February 9th Lovin the Hills sounds cool
March 2nd Hoosier Half
March 9th first DINO at Eagle Creek
March 30th  DINO at Mounds
April 6th  Carmel Marathon
April 27th DINO town run trail
May 11th DWD...probably full not 50K ( i know difference of 5 miles but...)
June 1st  DINO Brown County
August 24th DINO Southwestway Park
September 28th FLATROCK 50K
October DINO France Park
November Monumental
December Tecumseh again


I also like the sound of Run with the Foxes; Bound the Mound

HOWEVER....Flatrock is going to be stupid hard. Awesome.Intense.Bucket List stuff. But hard enough I have to remember to leave enough for it. Training for me for general spring racing starts in February. Until then I don't have to really train at all. I can just hang out and run and workout. But even though I want to run, run races I have to make sure that once I start training for Flatrock in June/July I don't spend too much energy on other stuff. I am a new athlete. In fact I am still not even comfortable calling myself that yet. Learning about periodization, rest, recovery, training, tapering...these are all new things. I will learn. I am learning.

Just make sure I have all I need to do this.