Hows everyones training going? A bit of a long one, but if you need to re focus, re visit why you run, maybe read on!!! My training took a little detour (well over the last couple of weeks) I was struggling with breathing during speed sessions, and I was feeling very lethargic :( As much as I wanted to hit it out, I couldnt get the body to preform! (My usual motivated self was also on holiday! I was actually quite down about it all) I saw the G.P re: breathing as Im not one of these heroes who will compromise my health for the sake of a medal! No explanation, so that was that! Maybe just exhausted (I was asked if I was in general a go go go person, I didnt answer lol)! I also think that with the amount we do, its probably a good idea to get checked out! (I did get sick a week later so may have been a case of becoming run down, but Ive been like that all my life, so knew it wasnt all up to that) I was still training, I was still attending speed, doing my own tempo and completing all my long runs, but not pushing it as much! Now thats over, Im feeling pretty good, albeit with a sore glute and hamstring on the right side! (Keeping on top of stretching, massages and needling and hoping for the best! I also reckon that the fact that I dropped back from my Pilates session may have something to do with that, and I started losing that strength, so next wk back I go!!) With all of that, I reviewed my MM goal, and also much of the drive behind that goal! I decided to re think time I so desperately want under 4 hrs, but I started thinking why now Sam, why in 6 weeks what difference is it going to make to your life, you wake up happy enough as it is (lets face it, its not as if anyones going to build a park bench to commemorate the occasion!!!!!!!!) I actually reckon I was trying to push myself to be as good a runner as others, why cant you go from event to event like them smash these courses and get new PBs !(Yep, I slapped myself for thinking that!!!!) I took a step back, I reflected and thought a lot about the last 6 months. I had an amazing achievement in June this yr (which even 2 yrs ago I would have never imagined!) Completion of the Worlds Ultimate Human Race, for those new to here, this was Comrades marathon! 89kms of hard work! Which in fact took 1220kms of harder work to get there, a journey which really started at MM last yr!!! So after a bit of a re think I got back into it this week, back into it my way! I was slowly getting sucked in to that territory of being a time Nazi, and I wasnt enjoying the running, If Im honest, I reckon that it may have played a part in my breathing difficulties at speed and tempo sessions, I super Winnie lol, was getting anxious, Pre these sessions I was working myself up to a tizz head!!!!!!! Still turning up, but I would have thought of every excuse under the sun not to go though (I stopped at I have severe frostbite I mean, I live in Qld!!!!) So for the remainder of this MM journey, Im going to sit back relax and ENJOY the ride again, I may not hit 3.59 but Ill certainly qualify for something that must go up in May 2015 (some will get what I mean here!) Sometimes we get sucked in (not by anyone, but by our own expectations) and it actually nearly drove me to pull out of MM and think of another run in the weeks after it! (Thats how worried about my goal I was getting!!!!) So now............Bring it on, and do it your way :)
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:15:59 +0000
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