singing in the rain...

so saturday i went for my 3rd run of the week. as you all know this week has been pretty amazing so i was actually excited to get out there and go. my trainer wanted to run with me because i was trying a new thing... running in the morning instead of after a full day of work. it also was pouring down rain. she nothing of what to expect and boy was i confused...
first of all, i got started when the rain was just starting so it wasn't too bad. then as i got into my second interval it was raining really hard. i noticed that i felt heavier, my feet were tired and i just didn't have the same energy level that i'd had all week. what the heck!!!
i was getting really frustrated... i started to doubt myself big time... so i was really glad she was there to spur me on.
it didn't occur to me that the rain made my shirt heavy and my shoes fill with water. i felt like i was running in jello... i told her how frustrated i was. then she told me what next week is going to look like and i got even more discouraged. after that run, how could i possibly move forward. tuesday and thursday made me feel safe, i don't want to get away from that.
so she knew i was frustrated so when i was done with all my intervals and huffing and puffing she said she wanted to test me. she was going to start the clock and i was just to listen. she wouldn't tell me how far or how long. we were at the end of the trail i run and headed back to my house, a leg i typically walk because of the uneven sidewalk. she said "go" so i started... 8 steps in i almost fell flat on my face... my biggest reservation running that stretch is that people driving by can see me...
well i caught myself and kept on going. i ran while she chattered on... i just kept on going. surprisingly i seemed to have a bit more energy than i did during my intervals. so i just kept on going. i ran past my house and down a side street. my shoes were squishing and i just kept on going. she told me to turn then all the sudden she started to count down from 10... when she said stop i said i can keep going... she showed me the clock and it said 5:01!!
after all that frustration with the whole run i accomplished the longest run i've ever done in my whole life... i did it tired, wet, and sloshy... i did it frustrated, feeling defeated, and unaware... point is i did it. i proved to myself that i can push... even in all the success from last week i was worried that maybe it was getting too easy. then with the rain i felt i had to push harder than any other time i've run... but then with that last go... i now know that i can push through even the frustration and struggle.
so here i am... today is an off day and tomorrow is yoga. and all i can think of getting out there and getting started. i'm entering into week 4... holy cow!!! i'm starting week 4. i didn't think that i was going to make 3 weeks, well i just finished that.
as much as this is all about my journey... i still would love to hear about others. are you running? what things are you finding as you run? i don't even care if you've been running your whole life... what things have you experienced this week as you go out? what's the weather like where you are and how has that effected your run? what things are you dealing with this week that you may have taken into your run? let's get out there together...
i'll keep you all posted on next week... things are about to get very interesting... it's time to start working towards that 5k!!