Run This Way

I have a love/hate relationship with running. There are days that I can run for miles and enjoy every second and there are days when even looking at my Mizunos gives me an anxiety attack. But I still lace them up. I am not consistent nor am I a power house runner, but I do, for the most part enjoy running.

I started running in 6^th grade for the middle school cross country team but stopped when I moved onto high school because that wasn’t cool. I only got back into running after I joined the Army. It was a rough couple of weeks but we began to love each other again. Ever since then I have been running off and on. My goal every year has been to do better at the Gate River Run then I did the previous year. I didn’t run both years I was pregnant; we were NOT friends while I was pregnant.

This past weekend I did my first race since having Baby H, the Wounded Warrior 8K. The most I had run prior to this was 2-3 miles, so I came prepared. I oiled up; Deep Relief on my foot, Joy on my heart, En-R-Gee on my temples; I was ready to go.

And then down came the rain . . . but I wasn’t going to wash away like a spider! I was going to do this! The first two miles I ran with my friend Tara but she urged me to run ahead. I finished the last 3 miles, running, the whole way. I didn’t pay attention to the time but let me tell you I felt like a million bucks! My foot hardly bothered me, I enjoyed running along the river, and I was just plain happy to have some time to myself.

I was overjoyed that the oils worked so well for my run. I didn’t even need coffee after the run I was so pumped. It was a great day. We even celebrated with a date night! Tacos and beer. (And a jalapeño margarita!)

Then Sunday came and I was SORE! But a quick stretch and a few swipes of Deep Relief and I was alright. It wasn’t a tremendous pain so I didn’t need much.

Score! Oils save the day!