The past few months have been a bit of a slog, so I haven’t worked up the energy to write like I wanted. I’ve started working on improving some habits though and the energy is coming back to me so I’ll start with a personal update before posting some other things I’ve been meaning to write about. This wasn’t borne out of a New Years Resolution but some actual changes I’vee been working on, so hopefully this won’t be a short lived burst of energy either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since switching over to the estrogen injections, I am definitely slower now. For runs where I am pushing my effort, I am definitely at least 30 seconds per mile slower. I haven’t done a lot of easily comparable runs, so it’s harder to say exactly what has changed for my pace, but that’s where I would start. On all my easy runs, I am definitely wanting to back the pace off more than a minute per mile where I was at before. Part of all this is an inconsistent training schedule, but this is also far more drop in pace than I’ve seen with spotty running before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That being said, I am feeling incredibly happy while I run. I feel much more in tune with my body when I run so the feeling of calm that I always get feels enhanced. With transitioning, I also feel far more like I am running in my body and better expressing who I want to be. So, while the pace loss feels like a challenge to work back towards (I wasn’t an elite runner so it may not be out of reach to speed back up), I feel so much more satisfaction with my running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also just started working with a running coach through Sisu Wolf <\/a>which I’m hoping will help me with my goals of running more consistently and building up distance without injury. I’ve met with my coach Dr. Steph Mundt and I’m super excited and motivated to get moving more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n