today's workout + brooklyn half news.

so i took the past 3 days completely off.  as in i did nothing.  seriously.  no running.  no biking.  no ellipticalling (blogger is telling me this is not a word. i beg to differ).  so yea - nada.  niente.  nothingggg.

and ya know what? i was so antsy!  it keeps me sane to run.  it keeps me sane to do some sort of physical activity each day whether it's a run, an hour in the gym, or a long walk in the park.  when i go too many days without getting in a good workout, i start to feel physically and mentally off. no joke, you do NOT want to be around me when i've gone too long without working up a sweat.

HOWEVER, with marathon training quickly approaching, i think that the 3 full days of rest was probably a good thing.  i spoke with my physical therapist today about possibly running the brooklyn half on may 19th and he was (surprisingly) supportive.  i was nervous he would tell me not to run it but he said as long as i can work up my mileage the next few weeks and at least get one 10 miler in before then, i should be good to go.

score.  i paid 35 bucks for that race and i want to run it damnit.

also- thanks nyc for forcing nyrr to jack up the prices of races.  it's so much fun to pay even more money than usual to be miserable for 13.1 miles.

next up? my FIRST race post-injury: Run as One 4M.  granted, i won't be racing, but i'll be out there running... which at least means i probably won't be a cranky-pants on sunday!

do you go crazy when you haven't worked up a sweat in a few days?  how long before it gets to you?


anyone else running a race this weekend?