My Journey With Weight Loss – Upping The Ante (Again)

I’m having a lovely long weekend at the lake with my husband and our Corgi, Scottie. Tom has spent so little time with our young dog that I thought it would be great for the two of them to get some time together. Scottie is used to having her sidekick, Freya the chihuahua, with her at all times along with her 3 cats who Scottie bathes everyday so I’m sure to her this is very strange being here with just us at the trailer. Yesterday we took things a little further and left her completely on her own in the trailer for a couple hours. We we got back I feared we would likely find destruction and some doggie accidents but nope, everything was just as we had left it. Apparently I need to have a little more confidence in my dog as well as myself.

I have posted previously how I tend to get a little lazy at the trailer and work out less. This trip I committed to trying to keep to my normal workouts and for the most part I have been able to do that. I’ve also posted before about how incredibly boring running around the trailer park is but this time I was listening to a really good book so that helps.

At the beginning of the week I heard back from my coach on this week’s training. If you recall after I successfully did several 10 km runs my coach decided I should do 12 km. When she gave me that challenge she advised after 2 Saturdays doing a 12 km we would go back to the 10 km runs. While I was not overly optimistic but gave it my best try the 12 km’s did not kill me. But imagine my shock when I read this week’s instructions, interval training, then on run days 5 km, 8 km and 14 km. Wait what???? I already exceeded my goal, I don’t want to run a 14 km. Coach assured me I could do this and after I have pulled off two 14 km runs we’ll go back to my now beloved 10 km’s.

So bright and early this morning I set off but I knew there was no way I could spend the next 2 1/2 hours just running through the trailer park so I hit the road (literally) and started running along the highway. Fortunately there is a very wide should that allowed me to feel comfortable despite the heavy traffic. I have to say I have driven that highway 100’s of times but the run this morning gave me the opportunity to notice many interesting things that you just don’t have a chance to see when driving. For example, there was a house with a retaining wall in the front and that retaining wall was being used to help grow an amazing variety of squash. I kept running until I knew I had been at it for 1 1/4 hours and then turned around and headed back. It’s funny but once I passed that 1/2 way mark I started to believe I could actually pull this off and I did, 14 km. Truthfully I didn’t think I had it in me but I do. 1 more 14 km run next Saturday and then doing a 10 km will feel like a piece of cake.

And I have to admit saying I ran 14 km’s today makes me feel pretty proud.