Just Another Mommy Blog

I think I need to make some adjustments to my training schedule. Lately, I run when I can. Since Chloe hates her BOB, I have to either run when someone is home to watch her, or run with a screaming baby. (I would be tempted to do the latter, but she has this high pitched scream and I am afraid the neighbors might call CPS on me.) And since I work in the morning, and am usually too tired in the evenings (excuses, excuses) that means I do most of my running on the weekends, with the occasional mid-week run when Rose is here.

I thought it was working pretty well, actually. I am one of those runners who runs without a watch. I pay no mind to time or distance. I enjoy it more that way. I usually have a pretty good idea of how far I've gone. Well, at least I used to...

Yesterday, I went for a run. It felt really good. It was one of the best runs I've had in a while, actually. I felt like my old (pre-Chloe) running self. I thought about some of the things that have been on my mind, solved some work issues, and felt like I could go on running forever. When I got home, I decided to map out the route on this cool software. I was sure it would be around 3.5-4 miles.

I mapped my route, and it came to just 2.4 miles. How could that be? I re-mapped it. Still 2.4 miles. Ugh. I have a long way to go to build my base before training for the Portland Marathon. It will be my fifth marathon, but this one already seems like it will be the hardest.

Today Martin and I went for a run together with Chloe in the BOB. She did well for the first mile, became fussy, and was full on screaming by 1.5 miles. We took her out and carried her home. We'll try again next week.