Half Marathon Training: Weeks 3 & 4

Not every week is going to be a productive one in all areas of life. I just happened to have 2 back to back that were unproductive towards my running goals.

Week 3:

My parents came to visit, and although I had intentions of going on runs, they weren't realistic. I wanted to enjoy my time with them, and they happen to be early risers AND night owls (well, everyone is a night owl compared to me...) and during quarantine/life in a COVD-19 world, it's not like we could go out much, or do split activities. Regardless, it was a good visit, and I enjoyed being less plugged in to my electronic devices.

At the end of their visit, I received some... less than ideal... news. My company is closing down. There's 2 months left, but after that, it will no longer exist. I will write a very lengthy post at the end of the 2 months about this. Right now, I'm still processing it all, and figuring some things out. (How's that for some nice juicy suspense for ya? ;) )

Week 4:

There was a lot of catching up on general work things to be done, and frankly, I was soaking up any time by myself to sit with my thoughts that I could. The week went much faster than I expected. Also, we had scheduled a home inspection for Friday morning, so we were doing a lot of prep work to get the house in order for that.

"Home inspection?" you ask. Yes. We've been discussing moving into a larger home for awhile now, and started to dig into the process. The end of May sounded like it'd be a good time as things were lightening up from a social distancing standpoint, but it seemed like we'd still be "distanced" for awhile longer.

We were definitely not anticipating me losing my job, but we went through with the inspection anyway. It's a good time to get an idea of what needs to be done, and what's actually feasible with our current home. It's been a great house, but we've outgrown it a bit, and it's not quite future-plans-proof. (More juicy suspense? Possibly...)

Anyway... it was not a running-goals-friendly couple of weeks, BUT I'm allowing myself some grace during this time. A younger version of myself would hurl self doubt at myself and likely quit. Discouraged, and full of self-loathing. HOWEVER this wise old version of myself knows better. I'm not going to quit because other aspects of life threw some unexpected junk at me. Nah... "I'ma keep running 'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves"

- Beyoncé

If you're thinking to yourself "wow, another pop diva quote to wrap up a running post recap? Really?" You betcha. Some people find their strength in famous philosophers of the past, I find mine in pop music.