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Post by waterlily on Nov 20, 2012 12:33:11 GMT
Yesterday was the first day for a few weeks that I got back in the gym. It's so depressing how much ground you lose so quickly in the weights room, and i feel like a lightweight in there at the best of times. The lovely Bevis was there (he's gym king) and I asked him to check my squat form (I'm so paranoid about my back). He said my form was fine but I should forget about upping the weight for now until I can sink the squat lower - NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Hideous. He's right of course, but it hurt like hell and my thighs and bum today ache like I spent the night being trampled repeatedly by a herd of wild horses. So today's 4 mile run was TOUGH. This, I told myself was good. It's good to get used to running with tired legs, that will become the state of play from now until the foreseeable future. There's a phrase Jillian Michaels uses - It's time to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. I hadn't timed a 5k run yet this month so I decided to do that and then fartlek the last mile. I didn't hold out much hope of a good time as the whole run felt like work, but I managed to run it in 32:36, which is slow, but 3:57 faster than last months attempt! So, I'm an achey but happy bunny!
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Post by waterlily on Nov 25, 2012 16:03:56 GMT
When i checked my training schedule yesterday, I could not believe that I'd missed days without realising. To be fair, there's been crazy flooding around here and we spent a lot of time trying to work out the roads that could be driven along and rescuing people who had misjudged the depth of puddles they drove into and conked out. However, by the time I set off on my long run, I was already feeling a bit panicky.
I think i'd failed before I even started, and I associate the route I ran with a me that used to run, a me that had been running regularly and feeling fit and strong. Add to that, exhaustion and the possible beginnings of a bug and it turned into an uncomfortable 6 miles. I had a bit of a meltdown halfway round and was glad that there were only horses and a few sheep to witness my shame. The sheep didn't bat an eyelid but the horses turned away to save me embarrassment. just writing that makes me realise that I need to see more people.
Anyway, I'm being philosophical about it. You've got to take the crunchy with the smooth. Things will ease up for me in December. I'll have finished my crazy 50k words in a month November challenge (41k done, so almost there), and then I won't need to get up at 5.30am to fit my welsh homework in. I've spent the rest of the weekend resting so hopefully my run tomorrow will feel more doable.
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Post by Wino on Nov 25, 2012 17:19:20 GMT
I wouldn't worry about missing the odd day or two here and there. Some days or perhaps for a week you may be ill and not be able to do your training either way its not a matter of life or death whether you complete every training session or not. The good thing is that you can still get out there and do what you can when you can. Onwards n upwards
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Post by twinnies on Nov 26, 2012 21:42:59 GMT
Sarah, don't sweat it, you need to have a few days off and in the grand scheme of things it won't hurt.
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Post by waterlily on Dec 2, 2012 20:20:33 GMT
Well this week, I managed a 2.5 miler and a 4 miler in the week which felt rather good, so i thought that rather than redo the same route I blew up on last week, I'd go further but on roads I run on more frequently. I mapped out a 7 mile route that's quite hilly but an extension of a route I'm familiar with so I'd not freak out en route. Also, I decided to allow myself to walk if I needed to and to go as slowly as was humanly possible. Before i left I didn't feel in the mood,so I imagined I was running with 2 shibby running goddesses - one who had just done a marathon earlier this morning and the other who had a 10 mile race planned today. I imagined jane up ahead charging off into the distance while me and the Prestonator shirked at the back and let her drag us up the hills on a bungey cord! well, it worked. I really enjoyed the run, didn't need to stop and walk AND managed to haul myself up the most hideous steep never-ending hill near where I live. i am absolutely crackered now, but feel positive about upping my mileage over the next few weeks ready for marathon training proper.
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