My calf was finally feeling good enough to put in a long run on the "road". I woke up this morning and was excited; ready to start getting back into the swing of things with running. I have a 15 mile route in McKinney. It's a great route, 97% sidewalk, some hills, nice mix of terrain. I ran this route about 3 weeks ago and felt great, and I felt like I had plenty left in the tank after I completed the route.
Well after the first mile, I knew it was going to be a long day. HR was high, legs were tight and my stomach was not too happy with me. Needless to say, it was pretty miserable. My Avg HR was 15 beats higher then it was 3 weeks ago and my pace was about 20 seconds off from what it was 3 weeks ago. The whole time I was thinking... Have I lost this much run fitness in a 2.5 week layoff or am I getting sick. One thing I've learned from the IM training, is that some days you just kind of suck no matter how much you prepare, rest, etc. So I'm assuming today I just sucked but I do feel that "SOMETIMES" it is important to complete these types of workouts regardless of how bad you feel. Gotta work through the pain because you know it will be there in some shape or form on race day and I feel that it is important to know what you can and cannot handle.
On a positive note, my wife is in the final stretch of training for White Rock and she is doing great. She's got that "Eye of the Tiger" look these days and it is inspiring to watch someone put their heart and soul into achieving their goals. (She's also making me feel like a slacker on my running which is good motivation for me)
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