Monday - Sucky run. That's the only way to describe it. The weekend before finally got to me. Part of it was that I was still tired from the heat on Saturday. I didn't eat a great dinner the night before, read a handful of almonds. And the heat is just really getting the best of me. I tried to get my 5 miles in but it got cut short to 3. I was also trying out new shorts and they chaffed me badly. Just a sucky run all round. I spent 35% in Zone 4, which is good considering I just wanted to walk the whole thing.
Wednesday - Another very hot day. Starting out at 78 degrees even before the sun came up. My back and glute were bothering me from my PT doing pressure point therapy on me. On top of trying to make it through the run, my heart rate monitor kept reading in Zone 1, which is not possible while running when it's almost 80 degrees out. Was in Zone 4 only 29% and my HR was good, though I'm not sure how much of that I can trust.
Friday - A little cooler run on Friday. Was a good run but still felt very slow. My heart rate monitor acted up a bit again for this run. But a good run overall. Was in Zone 4 for 33% of the run.
Saturday - All I have to say if I had one more person ask me if I was doing OK on this run I was going to scream. It wasn't a "how are you?" it was "you are walking so something must be wrong". I started out about 10 minutes before everyone so that I would get in closer to everyone else. As team by team passed me I had at least 5 people ask me if I was doing OK. It's like it's bad for anyone to walk if they are on the intermediate team. I'd explain that I was doing a run/walk and they'd say OK and keep moving. I know they are just being good team mates, but I felt looked down on for doing a run/walk.
The run started out good, but by the end I was done. I'm really ready for some cooler weather to run in. It was a weird run as the novice team was running the same course as us. In fact they were doing 2 more miles. If I weren't doing the MCM and need to get higher mileages quicker, I'd definitely run on the novice team. They all just seem friendlier. I ran a bit with a lady and we talked Disney and other marathons. It was nice to be near someone on the slower end of the margin. And there are a lot of run/walkers on the novice team. :) Though I was really glad I was only doing 12 and not 14 with them.
It's just been a hard for the last few weeks. I'm out the door by 6 and not home till after 7. Just enough time to eat and get ready for the next day before I crash. I really don't know how people do it with kids as I can barely get myself through the day.
What do you do when training seems to overwhelm you? Do you take extra rest days now and again?
My little sister is also training for MCM and it will be her first marathon. I think when training starts to feel overwhelming I try to just take it day by day instead of thinking about how much more I have to go. Each run is the only run until I am done and then I can move on to the next. and breathe.
ReplyDeleteYou will get there :)
That's a good idea. I have been clumping it up to what needs to be done for the week and what I need to do is just focus on the day. Thanks! Good luck to your sis! Despite all this, I'm really looking forward to MCM!
DeleteSome training weeks can be just so Blah! But I think going out there and giving it a good try is what makes you stronger at the end!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I know there has to be better weeks to come.
DeleteUgh... sorry it's been a tough week :( And that some of the people in the training group don't seem to get the run/walk thing. I like keeping walk intervals too and the number of miles is still the same!
ReplyDeleteThanks. And I'm out there a heck of a lot longer then they are. I should get double points for that! :)
DeleteThis sounds like my last marathon training cycle. I was tired all the time and just ready to be done! Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteI can sympathize. I had a sucky run this morning. My new shorts were sticking to my legs and that annoyed me AND I couldn't breathe in this stupid humidity. My HR monitor was acting weird a couple of weeks ago. I realized I didn't have it tight enough on my wrist for the sweatiest days. I guess the sliding around was making it do weird things. Hang in there. Bad runs make good runs feel that much better! Thanks for linking, Heather! PS. I'm enjoying your IG pictures!
ReplyDeleteI second that I do not know how people keep up with their workouts and train for major races with kids!!! Thankfully mine are self sufficient and my schedule is not usually altered by them very much.
ReplyDeleteHang in there cooler temps are coming soon and it will be a whole new ballgame!