Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Day 42 - Vacation

As I start week 6 of training (holy crap!) I found myself hitting the pavement after a 4-day break.  I decided I didn't want to hurt or disappoint myself so I'd head out for 4 miles.  Simple enough.

1) I overdressed - the temperature said 49 but it felt about 75.  Halfway through I took off my longsleeved shirt and was a little more comfortable.

2) I was sucking wind the entire way - again.

3) My entire body felt like it forgot how to run...legs, lungs, arms.  Reflecting back I think I just lacked energy.  A few days of REST should help, right?

4) I started to doubt myself.  I shouldn't have taken so many days off to rest, how am I going to run 13.1 in a few weeks?

Such is the life of a runner.  There are days you feel amazing and days you feel like crap.  The fact of the matter is, there is always tomorrow. 

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