When I started running almost two years ago, I ran mostly with a few girlfriends, one in particular became my running buddy. It was awesome. But then I got pregnant and stopped running. Now that I’ve started again, it’s been mostly me running alone because I was on maternity leave and running during the day and my girlfriend you know, had a life and was working! 😉 I really miss running with her but I hope that we can get back to running by the lake this summer.
A few weeks back, another friend messaged me asking if I’d be interested in a running buddy. This friend hadn’t run in a few years due to injury but was starting to get back into it and didn’t want to run more than 5km. I was a little hesitant at first because I thought I’d just slow her down (she used to do Ironman competitions), but she insisted she wasn’t crazy fast, so I thought “What the hell?” and we made a date to run the following week.
That was yesterday.
She met me at my office and we ran to my house. It’s just under 5 km and she thought it was a perfect start. Little did I know we’d be doing 10s and 1s! I mostly run 5s and 1s and had been doing some steady 35-40 minute runs until my injuries, but I didn’t want to look bad, so I agreed to the pace she set. And then we started talking.
And then I felt like I was gonna die.
Seriously! I had forgotten how hard it is to run and carry on a conversation at the same time. I was dying! By 4.5 km we were just around the corner from my house and I was so ready to quit but she made me run around the block again so that we would complete the 5 km.
I am so glad she was there to kick my butt. It turned out to be a fabulous run and we are going to make it a weekly event.
I am still feeling the runner’s high, though my shin is not too happy with me at the moment.
Where’s the Advil?
First, that is awesome! I’m glad to hear you pushed yourself!
Second, what app is that you are using. I like nike+ but I also like how that one breaks down the info.
Third… I am supposed to be running a 10K with K this Sunday, in preparation for our real race at the end of May. Sadly, the forecast keeps dropping and now it’s only supposed to be -4. -4!!! I can’t cancel! I need to stay motivated!
I use MapMyRun.
You can run in -4C! I was running in -17C!! Layer-up, you can doooooo it!!!!!!
That working running friend sounds awesome 😉
Oh my god, she totally is!!!