Pure self-indulgence, maybe?

Yeah, maybe. Heh.

So. Today, I’m going to talk about my run. See, I broke my foot back at the end of June. Before that, I was running almost four miles. Not bad. Then I fell off my bike at the beach, spent a week hobbling around knowing I’d done some damage but not wanting to go to an out of network provider, then went to the doc as soon as I got home and found out I had an avulsion fracture of one of the small bones in the midfoot. Fine. So I wore a Cam boot for six weeks. After I got out of it, I got re-xrayed and got the go-ahead to start running again (slooowly) after I’d been out of the boot a couple of weeks.  Fast forward to now, about six weeks post-boot. I’m back up to 3.16 miles, averaging 12:20 minutes per mile with some faster splits in the middle, where the route’s flatter. I won’t win any races with that time, but then again I never won any races anyhow. I’m happy with it

Right now I’m planning a 5K next month, and hoping to do my first half-marathon next fall. Keep your fingers crossed…

So. Here it is, two weeks before we head off for the beach, and I am feeling bloated, tired and totally out of shape. Sigh. This always happens to me, vacation sneaks up on me while I’m busy with Life & Its Consequences and I end up going to the beach feeling blobby and unattractive. I HATE that, dammit. Therefore, I am attempting to put in some serious exercise time before we go. 

Let’s face it, body image isn’t so much about what the scale says, or what the size tag on your clothes is. It’s more psychological than anything. If I stay on an exercise program, I will feel better, therefore I will look better even if it’s only in my mind. *g*

Today’s attempt: ran my usual 3.25 mile loop. Or, well, jogged/walked. Actually managed more non-walking than I thought I would, though the heat was kind of a downer. It was at least ten degrees cooler than it was this time last week, but low 80s still feels hot when you’re running in the sun :-/

Okay, I need some iced coffee now. Maybe later I’ll come back and bitch about writing blurbs O_O