Friday was supposed to be my long run. 14 miles is what I had planned to do. 14 miles was so much easier before a baby. I started by making a trip to Starbucks to get a venti chai latte to really get me going.
After the chai, I was physically and mentally ready to complete fourteen miles on a treadmill. Yes, a treadmill. I absolutely hate running long runs on a treadmill. I don’t think I am mentally tough enough for it. I brought tons of toys upstairs to my room and sat my little man in front of them. I turned on the TV and said a silent prayer that he would be happy to play alone (what was I thinking?!).
It wasn’t long before I had to stop (2.5 miles in) to drag him out of the bathroom. He had crawled in there and was climbing on my scale. Then I jumped back on the treadmill and made it to 5 miles before having to jump off the treadmill and try to get him interested in a toy. I jumped back on and made it to 7 before he had a complete meltdown. Then I gave up. This was Friday. I had grand plans of running yesterday but I ended up watching movies with my boys in my pj’s before church.
Today, I had to work the booth at church for our 5k that we are having on March 29th! So excited for that! Now, I am back home in my sweats contemplating trying that 14 miles again…or just chilling until the Superbowl. I totally don’t care at all about the Superbowl but I feel like it would be UN-American of me to do my long run during the Superbowl.
Our gym has a daycare…but when I picked him up the last time he was laying on the floor chewing on a toy the size of a Barbie doll shoe. I can’t get that image out of my mind. He has also been wrapped in their community blanket multiple times. I’m really not “that mom” that freaks out about every germ. But a community blanket grosses me out. And…I’m not sure if they ever change his diaper. I have heard that some gyms don’t? I guess that’s something I should have asked about. I just assumed that they did.
I could have taken him in the BOB for a run outside but it’s fourteen degrees and the roads are covered with sleet and ice. I am so not THAT dedicated. Friday was a bust. Saturday was a bust. I am sure today will be a bust. I’m signing up for the marathon. I’m doing it one way or another. It may take me 6 hours. But I will finish it! I will! Even if I have to crawl…
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