10 Miles that made me Question Me
Well, I am through the second week of training for my second marathon. It has been such a hard week though. Granted, I kind of created that toughness for myself, but still it was a really difficult week of training.
I know it is normal to have hard weeks, but this one made me question whether or not I should even be running another marathon. It made me question my body.
However, there are a few things to remember about this week. I started the week with 6 miles of hills. Seriously, ALL HILLS. My quads are still aching a little from that one. Wednesday I did 200m sprints. 15 of them. In 90+ degree weather. On Thursday I went to crossfit. It might have been the most difficult workout that I have ever done! It was tough on me cardiovascularly at the time, and now, 3 days later, my shoulders and triceps are STILL hurting. And yesterday I ran 10 miles. I ran 10 miles in 90+ degrees, potentially closer to 100*!
It was the toughest run. It was really that which made me question whether or not I was up for a second marathon. I stopped at just over 5 miles. I had to stretch and catch my breath in the heat. I then had to stop and stretch one more time and stop for water when I ran by a park (that one was normal!) and by the last three miles I had to run for 0.9 miles and walk for 0.1 miles. That is the ONLY time I have ever done a walk/run combo. It made me feel so guilty.
I keep trying to remind myself that it was like 100 degrees and sunny, but I don’t feel any better! I know it is a little dumb to be so hard on myself when it was so hot and so sunny, but I am that way, I guess. I keep trying to remind myself that bad runs are normal for everyone. And tough training is even more normal.
I want to try and take a deep breath and move on to this new week of training. It’s a brand new one, and I am going to try and stick with it!
I know it is normal to have hard weeks, but this one made me question whether or not I should even be running another marathon. It made me question my body.
However, there are a few things to remember about this week. I started the week with 6 miles of hills. Seriously, ALL HILLS. My quads are still aching a little from that one. Wednesday I did 200m sprints. 15 of them. In 90+ degree weather. On Thursday I went to crossfit. It might have been the most difficult workout that I have ever done! It was tough on me cardiovascularly at the time, and now, 3 days later, my shoulders and triceps are STILL hurting. And yesterday I ran 10 miles. I ran 10 miles in 90+ degrees, potentially closer to 100*!
It was the toughest run. It was really that which made me question whether or not I was up for a second marathon. I stopped at just over 5 miles. I had to stretch and catch my breath in the heat. I then had to stop and stretch one more time and stop for water when I ran by a park (that one was normal!) and by the last three miles I had to run for 0.9 miles and walk for 0.1 miles. That is the ONLY time I have ever done a walk/run combo. It made me feel so guilty.
I keep trying to remind myself that it was like 100 degrees and sunny, but I don’t feel any better! I know it is a little dumb to be so hard on myself when it was so hot and so sunny, but I am that way, I guess. I keep trying to remind myself that bad runs are normal for everyone. And tough training is even more normal.
I want to try and take a deep breath and move on to this new week of training. It’s a brand new one, and I am going to try and stick with it!
It's normal to have bad runs, but it is still so hard to deal with! I definitely hit this spot somewhere in the middle of marathon training and took a couple of days off. Stick with it, rest if you need to reset, and you'll be great.
ReplyDeleteThe heat has been killer. Considering that you walked a bit, your pace didn't get shot too much. Just take care of yourself!
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