I am off to a big start with my venture into National Novel Writing Month. As a freelance writer, I have to churn out hundreds of words in a matter of minutes, which I think has really helped me to be able to write quickly (though I'm not sure how well).
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In other news, I am thrilled to say that I have (mostly) stayed out of the kids' Halloween candy. Being told I must avoid sugar is a big help to keeping me from raiding the trick-or-treat buckets each day. When there is chocolate in the next room, and lots of it, the temptation is pretty strong. My will is stronger though - even stronger than fun sized Snickers bars. I did, however, pull out everything that was sugar-free. I never knew a Werther's Original could taste so good.
Because I fell off the blogging wagon, my hand full of readers don't know that I did run in the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon on October 20. I finished the 1/2, which seems like such a short run until I ran about eight miles. Then it seemed like a crazy, stupid idea. By 10 miles, I was ready to give up. In fact, I told one of the pacers that I wanted to turn around and go back. She didn't think it was as funny as I did. I enjoyed the scenery, but the race itself was not that fun. First of all, I was ill-prepared for the hills. I knew it was a hilly course. I didn't know it was a HILLY course. My mostly indoor training left me aching for three days after the run. Second, I think that the still (at that time) untreated Hashimoto's was a big culprit in my energy levels. By the time I reached that 8 or 9 mile mark, I could feel my body shutting down. Energy went from and eight to a negative three.
I am tentatively planning on running in the Eisenhower Marathon next April. But before I can do that, I need to buy a new pair of running shoes. I threw mine away as soon as I got home from the race and haven't gone for a run since. This weekend is Operation Adidas (because I know I won't spend the $$ on those Newtons I covet so).
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