Happy Mothers Day!

A few weeks ago I signed up to do a 10 Mile race on Mothers Day with some friends from work. I thought it would be fun, and a good way to run a long race while already being in good shape from the triathlon. Unfortunately, I underestimated how lazy I would be when the triathlon was over. I have exercised precisely ONE time since coming back.

My idea was to go to bed early on Saturday night and wake up refreshed and energized on Sunday morning, banking on some kind of store of residual muscle strength to carry me through the race. Instead, I stopped by a TNT Social for "one drink" that turned into "many drinks". I now realize that I exercise astonishingly poor judgment in the face of uncertainty.

At 6:00 AM I woke up and considered skipping the race entirely in favor of lying on my couch and eating doritos. This resonated too much of old Molly, so I hauled out of bed and went across the street to 5th Avenue Market for some Naked Protein shake and Gatorade that revived me enough to get dressed and leave my apartment a mere 15 minutes late.

I met up with Carol and Jen before the race and was feeling halfway normal by the time we lined up at the start. When the horn went off, I jogged an easy mile and was feeling great! Surprisingly, I actually felt great for the whole race and finished in just 1:30.03! We have been told through the whole training process that experience is the best way to know what works for you. On Sunday, I learned that a bottle of wine the night before a race is like jet fuel. Lesson learned.

Happy Mothers Day!!