Ups and Downs
Posted by Tera Moody | September 18, 2009 | 4 Comments
Thank you to all the people who have sent me emails about the article in Runner’s World. I appreciate all the feedback and I’m trying to get back to everyone. I got some great suggestions regarding sleep and anxiety management and have been trying to implement them into my life. Doing the story has made me realize that while I have come a long way I am still a work in progress. My biggest goals right now are to be a little less hard on myself and focus on enjoying the amazing people and opportunities I have in my life.
Things were going quite well. I had a huge breakthrough the other night and slept for 10!!!!!! hours. In ONE NIGHT! That hasn’t happened in years. I woke up and felt giddy. On my run I felt invincible and my mile repeats were over 10 seconds per mile faster than my best. It seemed a little odd after running a marathon and taking time off, but I’m not going to complain! The whole day was fantastic and I felt like I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. It’s amazing what a difference sleep can make!
Unfortunatley, yesterday was not so great. I had a really long tough day with work. Things kept going wrong and I kept making mistakes because I was have trouble focusing. I was TIRED and CRABBY and found myself slipping back into my old patterns. I started to feel sorry for myself. Then frustrated for feeling sorry for myself. But Instead of completely falling into that negativity trap I stopped and took a deep breath (one of the suggestions from a reader). I realized that a “tough” day in the life of Tera Moody really isn’t so bad! I’m going to make mistakes sometimes and need to put them behind me and focus on positive things ahead.
I woke up this morning hoping to carry that attitude into today. Normally when I run I will either be on the treadmill reading a book, running and chatting with a friend, or listening to podcasts on my Ipod. Today I went with no distractions. I saw a beautiful sunrise and ran into about 25 deer throughout the course of my trail run (they were everywhere!). It was really refreshing and a great way to start the day.
I hope you have a great weekend and take time to enjoy it. I’m heading to Chicago soon to help my dad celebrate a big birthday and I can’t wait.
Tera
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September 19th, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
Tera, thanks so much for the time you spent at Active At Altitude today visiting with the women’s running camp. We all thoroughly enjoyed our conversations with you and so appreciate your time and you sharing your knowledge with us. Good luck in the Crossroads Half on Sunday!
September 20th, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Hey Connie! It was a lot of fun meeting you guys! I love how relaxing it is up there. I hope you enjoyed the rest of camp and thanks for letting me come up.
September 23rd, 2009 @ 11:28 am
Wow! Congrats on your first place finish at the Crossroads Half, 1:16 – you go girl! Wish I could have been there to see you run. Keep me posted on your local CO races and good luck in Chicago if you choose to go.
September 27th, 2009 @ 9:13 am
I just saw the note about the half marathon in Fort Collins. I ran it as part of my last really long run before Chicago. It was an awesome course and I lucked out and had someone to run with for the first 9 miles. I ran faster and felt much better than expected and met some great people. It helped solidify my decision to head to Chicago in a couple weeks.